Missouri Botanical Garden

As extreme weather events become more common, leaders of organizations that produce events outdoors are looking for ways to protect audiences and workers.

St. Louis' weather is quite contrary. So how can green thumbs get their gardens to grow? Missouri Botanical Garden’s Daria McKelvey is here to help.

The Mosquito Alert app invites citizen scientists to track mosquito populations in order to better understand where mosquito hotbeds are in St. Louis.

Nearly 100 Antilles pinktoe tarantulas are the newest addition at Missouri Botanical Garden’s Butterfly House in Chesterfield.

Jordan Teisher and Matthew Albrecht are leading efforts at the Missouri Botanical Garden to bring back plants that have been extinct in the wild for more than 100 years.

Mengqi Ji’s remains were found in a shallow grave two years after she was reported missing. Her murderer was brought to justice with the help of a team of plant conservation geneticists from the Missouri Botanical Garden.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is implementing a new strategy to focus on conservation efforts around the globe. Garden scientists say a large part of the research will go into improving forest ecosystems threatened by climate change.

The Missouri Botanical Garden will open its new $94 million visitors center Saturday after two years of construction. Guests will be treated to a center that aims to bring nature indoors.

Luna is a 6-year-old corpse flower whose parents were named Alice and Stinky.

A new Missouri Botanical Garden exhibition examines the complex relationship between sound and plants.