A major new meta-analysis finds that vegetarian and vegan diets can support healthy growth in children when properly planned.

There are several nutrients that vegan and vegetarian kids can miss out on without careful planning, a review of the evidence ...

Katie Murphy is a plant biologist. She researches corn and tobacco plants at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She’s also the host of “Real Time Science,” a series of ...

In this lesson, students will learn all about plants. In this lesson, students will learn all about plants. They will learn about different plants, what plants need to survive, and why plants are ...

Diet experts and nutritionists conducted research to study if vegan food or plant-based diets are good for kids or ...

Discover interesting facts about why plants are green, if they feel pain, and if they get cancer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Children are not being taught enough about plants at a time when they could be the answer to global warming, scientists have warned. This has led to people becoming "disconnected from the botanical ...

School is out for summer. (Or very, very close to being.) Take the extra time at home as an opportunity to introduce your child to gardening with a super-easy succulent terrarium. Succulents are ...

The best plants for kids are the ones they want to grow. I’ve been gardening with my children since they were old enough to eat the dirt, and they enjoy the experience so much more when they get in ...

It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...

When I was 26, I had a humbling moment that would change my life’s trajectory. I was writing my master’s thesis on the environmental impacts of the standard American diet when I suddenly realized that ...