By Rachael Link, MS, RD Aloe vera is a succulent plant that’s well known for its medicinal properties. Though it’s most commonly used topically to heal burns and promote skin health, it has also been used to treat a variety of other conditions. In recent years, it has even become a key ingredient in juices, […]
By Tara Lohan In January 2015 North Dakota experienced one of the worst environmental disasters in its history: A pipeline burst, spilling nearly 3 million gallons of briny, saltwater waste from nearby oil-drilling operations into two creek beds. The wastewater, which flowed all the way to the Missouri River, contained chloride concentrations high enough to […]
Production of hemp was banned in the United States in 1937 under the Marihuana Tax Act. A strain of Cannabis sativa, its low concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) mean it won’t get you high. The internet is abuzz, though, with claims that it’s a green fix for a host of environmental ills. Last year, the U.S. […]
By Patrick Rogers “I’m really into trees,” said the sculptor Hugh Hayden. “I’m drawn to plants.” Nature and plants have always been a source of fascination for the artist, who grew up near a protected greenway on the outskirts of Dallas. “My family was always outdoors, not in the sense of camping, but of gardening,” […]
Scientists studying plants’ ability to gobble up carbon from the atmosphere have found that plants will offer protection from greenhouse gases for another 80 years. Beyond 2100, they are not sure if carbon levels will become so high that that plants will reach a breaking point where they can no longer remove carbon from the […]
By Brian Barth Where I come from — the Deep South — iced tea is a religion. Traditionally, most Southern families make it with Lipton tea bags, a little lemon and a lot of sugar. The sole ingredient in those Lipton bags is black tea, which comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. The species was […]
Researchers have found that nearly 600 plant extinctions have taken place over the last two and a half centuries, according to a new paper published in Nature Ecology and Evolution. The 571 proven plant extinctions lost since 1753 is twice the number of animal species lost in the same time frame and nearly four times […]
Food gardens can be beautiful — a cherry tree in full bloom, the mesmerizing foliage of trout back lettuce — but purely ornamental gardens can also be edible. You might be surprised at how many of the plants in your flower border have distinct culinary properties. 1. Daylily Sauté the unopened flower buds in salt […]
Today is Earth Day, which means it is also the moment you have all been waiting for: The moment when EcoWatch announces the winner of our second-ever photo contest! The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “Protect Our Species,” so EcoWatch asked readers to submit their best photos of the creatures that inhabit this […]
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