A plant thief has stolen one of the few surviving examples of the world's smallest water lily, which is extinct in the wild, from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, police said. The tiny ...

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An international team of scientists has shown that two species of giant water lily are actually three, and that the newly discovered species, at 10.5 feet across, is the largest of the bunch.

This year's Water Lily Weigh Off was tougher (and more creative) than ever, with contestants holding up cheesecakes, ceramic frogs, and much more. The most wholesome sporting event of the year doesn’t ...

Botanists have discovered a new giant water lily with lily pads that can grow to nearly 10 feet wide. Researchers previously thought there were only two species of giant water lilies. Botanists have ...