An early Western attempt to classify plants was made in the fourth century by Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher. He divided the plant world into trees, shrubs, and herbs.

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(Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) If you have social anxiety disorder (SAD), also known as social phobia, the stress of these situations is too much to handle. You might, for example, avoid all ...

One million hens are set to be culled at one of the UK's largest poultry farms, after an outbreak of bird flu. The flock at Griffiths Family Farms - part of Oaklands Farm Eggs - have tested ...

Some people are afraid of string. Seeing a ball of twine brings them out in a cold sweat. Don't believe me? Get knotted - it's a recognised medical condition, called linonophobia. The clinical ...

JACKSON, Tenn. — Around 6:30 p.m., we received several calls from our WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News tipsters regarding a large police presence at Slim Chickens in north Jackson. When we arrived ...

Tens of thousands of chickens were killed in a fire at a commercial egg production farm in Cokato early Monday, according to a company spokesperson. Cokato and six other volunteer fire departments ...