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Asa Gray, 19th-century lithograph.

Asa Gray: The Father of American Botany

Macro image of pollen-covered bee on purple crocus. (flowers, stamen, pollination, insects, nature)

5 Fast Facts About Flower Anatomy

Flower bingo

Britannica’s Flower Bingo

Palm House conservatory of Kew Gardens, London, England. (formal garden, glass house, greenhouse)

How Botanical Gardens Save Plants with Science

Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?

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Cleopatra hieroglyphic carving the Ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Wall of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt.

What Did Cleopatra Look Like?

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

Why Is Christmas in December?

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

Jackson (Wyoming, United States). Jackson Lake (also called Jackson Hole), southern end of the Teton Range (the Grand Tetons), Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA

7 Wonders of America

Mother tickling her daughter, sitting in a garden

Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself?

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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cultural anthropology botany palynology bacteriology ethnomusicology dendrology anthropological linguistics phycology agrostology mycology cultural globalization culture area

Key People

Katherine Siva Saubel

Native American scholar

Andrew Weil

American physician

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greylag. Flock of Greylag geese during their winter migration at Bosque del Apache National Refugee, New Mexico. greylag goose (Anser anser)

Biology Bonanza