For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the California Botanic Garden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds.

Welcome to March. We are officially two weeks away from Selection Sunday for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, and the race for the final No. 1 seed in the bracket is hemorrhaging contenders. What appeared to ...

The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare species known as the threecorner milkvetch. It’s a member of the pea family, splaying across the ground ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation heirloom seed portal is open through Feb. 13 for tribal citizens interested in growing traditional Cherokee crops and plants. The available seeds for 2026 ...

Each of the No. 1 seeds in the latest run of the CBS Sports Bracketology model will be in action against formidable conference opposition early this week, and at least one of them is guaranteed to ...

The Buffalo Bills survived a crazy wild-card game on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, as Josh Allen & Co. emerged victorious in a 27-24 classic. The Bills closed as a 1.5-point underdog after ...

Entering the regular-season finale a year ago, Sam Darnold was complicating the Minnesota Vikings’ grand quarterback plan. The franchise that had drafted then-rookie J.J. McCarthy 10th overall and ...

The holidays don’t have to be all tinsel, cookies, and crowded stores—they can also smell like soil, sound like laughter, and feel like the promise of spring tucked neatly into tiny envelopes. When ...

The Wayland-based Native Plant Trust runs an unusual bank. Its shelves and freezers hold tiny gems that some would argue are more precious than diamonds: seeds from rare and endangered New England ...