Scientists Think Our Ancestors Ate Toxic Plants—And Lived to Tell The Tale

A new study from a 7,000-year-old settlement in North Macedonia reveals evidence that ancient peoples near the Mediterranean ...
Vail Daily

Curious Nature: Be careful when foraging for peas

Let’s figure it out! Vetch sounds pretty cool, but do we even know what vetch is? Vetches are a member of the pea family, scientifically known as Fabaceae. This family is the third-largest plant ...
Alaska Public Media

Battling this invasive plant in Anchorage takes a team effort

Emily Becker demonstrates how to identify bird vetch in Anchorage's Airport Heights neighborhood on July 3, 2025. Emily Becker hunched over a patch of purple flowers in a public easement garden in ...
Los Angeles Times

53,000 Acres May Be Designated as Critical Habitat for Plant

Federal wildlife officials have proposed designating about 53,000 acres in Imperial County as critical habitat for the threatened Peirson’s milk vetch plant, a move that cheered environmentalists but ...
Grain Central

Planting starts as season’s promise counters input jitters

Growers across Australia are getting an early start on sowing thanks to recent rain, and despite uncertainty about fuel and ...