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Wild poinsettia in Thailand.

Wild Poinsettias Can Grow Eight Feet Tall

A diplomat, a scientist, and a farmer tamed the blazing red plant into a commercial juggernaut.

Sarah Laskow December 21, 2017

One of Full Grown's protoype chairs.

A Forest of Furniture Is Growing in England

A decade-long plan is finally approaching fruition.

Sarah Laskow December 13, 2017

The gates of the former Bassett POW Camp.

Joiner, Arkansas

Bassett POW Camp

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.

These apples all have the same parents.

Every Apple You Eat Took Years and Years to Make

"Feel free to spit."

Sarah Laskow October 20, 2017

The theatre.

Colony of Santa Eulalia

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.

A drone flying over the Hands Free Hectare.

From Seed to Harvest, This Field of Barley Was Grown Without Human Intervention

Programmed tractors, autonomous drones, and the future of farming.

Vittoria Traverso October 2, 2017

These people have presumably eaten too much darnel.

Wheat's Evil Twin Has Been Intoxicating Humans For Centuries

Darnel is poisonous, but in small enough doses can give food a special kick.

Sarah Laskow March 22, 2016

One of the grander uses of a pineapple motif, at Dunmore House in Scotland.

The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple

Cale Weissman November 14, 2022

Enterprise, Alabama

Boll Weevil Monument

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.