Fall-sown poppy flower seeds germinate when the time is right. Some sprout in fall and overwinter, even in cold climates. Those seedlings usually become the biggest, most vigorous plants—and ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Richmond, Va., announced the baby pygmy hippopotamus ’ name on the Today show after a heated worldwide online poll . Co-host Savannah Guthrie first suggested the zoo name the ...

The four contenders were Poppy (for the flower), Juniper (for the evergreen ... She represents hope for a species under duress in the wild from hunting and loss of habitat.

The bee’s pollinating skills are tightly linked to the survival of two rare desert poppy flowers. The bee has disappeared as those plants have declined. “This is a first step toward preventing the ...

Poppy — a viral baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo — got her own livestream on Jan. 13, the Virginia zoo announced.

The bee’s pollinating skills are tightly linked to the survival of two rare desert poppy flowers. The bee has disappeared as those plants have declined. “This is a first step toward preventing the ...