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cheeseweed mallow

Okra (Hibiscus, or Abelmoschus, esculentus), a member of the mallow family.

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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?

Flower bingo

Britannica’s Flower Bingo

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Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Calendar showing the month of February

Why Are There Only 28 Days in February?

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Moonrise over Tucson, Arizona

Why Doesn’t Arizona Observe Daylight Saving Time?

After a perfect launch, spectators try to catch a last glimpse of Space Shuttle Columbia, barely visible at the top end of the twisted column of smoke.

7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

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cheeseweed mallow

Okra (Hibiscus, or Abelmoschus, esculentus), a member of the mallow family.

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

Demystified

Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?