Herbaria make fascinating time capsules. In a museum or university near you, there’s probably a room with pages and pages of old, large sheets of paper, each with a dried whole plant delicately taped ...

Researchers at UC San Diego revealed seaweed's potential in combating climate change using a newly digitized herbarium ...

Volunteer Madison Dale, of Laramie, shows the 1 millionth plant specimen -- a Wyoming Indian paintbrush -- mounted at UW’s Rocky Mountain Herbarium in 2020. Phenomenon-based lessons that use the ...

David Tank, a botany professor and director of UW’s Rocky Mountain Herbarium, examines a specimen of Wyoming paintbrush. Herbarium specimens are central to his research program. (UW Photo) Thanks to a ...

You don't have to be a botanist to appreciate the simple technique of pressing plants. And you don't need fancy tools. Your collection of pressed plants could serve many purposes: Tuck dried specimens ...

In a nation where nearly as many people have a cell phone as a TV, social media has replaced social hour, and cars are on the verge of driving themselves, the centuries-old practice of collecting, ...

You don't have to be a botanist to appreciate the simple technique of pressing plants. And you don't need fancy tools. Your collection of pressed plants could serve many purposes: Tuck dried specimens ...

How are you celebrating Mes CHamoru? Whether on or off island, homegrown Marianas islanders are probably cooking their favorite local dishes, maybe listening to their favorite CHamoru singers or even ...

After growing up in Erie, and graduating from the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), Sarah Presogna found herself living in the Delaware Valley shortly after graduation. Always a keen observer and lover ...