From the half-man, half-horse centaur of mythology to the bug-headed man of the sci-fi classic The Fly, the idea of somehow combining people with animals has long fueled human imagination. Now, ...

In the evolving landscape of plant medicine, terpenes have emerged from relative obscurity to become recognized as crucial therapeutic compounds. These aromatic molecules, responsible for the ...

Plants make chemical weapons to protect themselves, and many of these compounds have become vital to human medicine. Researchers found that one powerful plant chemical is produced using a gene that ...

Armas / Suaq Project When a wild orangutan in Indonesia suffered a painful wound to his cheek, he did something that stunned researchers: He chewed plant leaves known to have pain-relieving and ...

Some of the best-known medicines come from poisonous plants. The chemotherapy drug taxol comes from the yew tree, morphine ...

Medicinal wild plants have been collected from the landscape and added to home gardens for centuries. In modern times, the cultivation and use of these healing plants may represent a healthier way of ...

Medicinal plants to grow at home are becoming a popular choice for natural wellness, home remedies, and sustainable living.