Mammal and bird losses cut a plant’s ability to adapt to global climate change by 60 percent. Pictured: Cedar waxwing Andrew C via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Half of all plant species rely on ...

Butterflies are often considered bellwether species for climate change, and to retain the cooler climates they need for their life cycles, species around the world have been shifting their habitats ...

For over three years, Patrick Donnelly has visited the Silver Peak Range of Nevada nearly every month to check on Tiehm’s buckwheat—a small wildflower with yellow pom-poms extending above a leafy base ...

Around the country, firefly populations have reached historically low numbers. At one time, they lit up the night with their blinking mating calls. Today, these luminescent insects are quietly ...

Welcome to the first issue of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter, with a list of this month’s plant-related activities and upcoming events. But first, today’s lesson in Los Angeles’ changing landscapes ...