There is a bright, yellow, perennial we see blooming in carpets in our subalpine environment of Summit County. This is heartleaf arnica or “arnica cordifolia.” The word “arnica” means “lamb’s skin,” ...

The basics:Arnica montana,also calledleopard's bane, is an herb that has been used for centuries in a salve for muscle aches, bruises, sprains, insect bites and even open wounds in Europe, where ...

Flowers in bloom are one of the great joys of spring, but when viewed under a colour scanning electron microscope (SEM), they reveal an even greater surreal, alien-like beauty. From rose petals to ...