Calm your soul and breathe easier with indoor plants

WATERING THE PLANTS

If it’s ever felt like you could breathe easier on a walk in the forest, it’s not your imagination! Can You Get These Health Benefits At Home? Gardens have played an important role in salvation history, from Eden to Gethsemane. Monks and other Christians have long cultivated gardens as places for nourishment and reflection. And … Read more

Aloe Vera, Tulisi, Peace Lily: plants that produce oxygen during the night and improve air quality

Aloe Vera, Tulisi, Peace Lily: plants that produce oxygen during the night and improve air quality

In the realm of flora, plants are known for their remarkable ability to produce oxygen during the day through photosynthesis. However, there is a special group of plants that continue this vital process even when the sun goes down. These nocturnal oxygen producers employ a fascinating mechanism called Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). It allows them … Read more

Invasive animals of Florida, plants have increased their range after Ian

A non-native cane toad is documented by FGCU researchers and volunteers off Three Oaks Parkway on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. A USGS report suggests the species has expanded its range in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane Ian hit Southwest Florida nearly a year ago and the region hasn’t been the same since. And the impacts extend beyond the obvious human tolls as the storm likely drove dozens of invasive species into new areas of southwest Florida, according to a United State Geological Survey, or USGS, report released last week. So, … Read more