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.

US hardiness zone 7 is large and stretches over 28 states in total. It spans from Cape Cod, MA and covers parts of Virginia, ...

Valerian root may have benefits for sleep and anxiety due to its compounds that have a calming effect on the body. The herb has been used as a natural remedy for insomnia, stress, and tension ...

Gates, who has been the host of the PBS series “Finding Your Roots” since it premiered in 2012, has helped many celebrities uncover what’s hiding in their family tree. Sometimes, stars aren ...

On Tuesday’s edition of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., the theme was Italian heritage week as both The View star Joy Behar and The Sopranos alum Michael Imperioli journeyed back ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin took the dais Monday morning to deliver his final State of the Commonwealth address before a new governor is elected later this year. The address ...

In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at the Jan. 14 episode of Finding My Roots, The View co-host, 82, learns that her grandfathers from both her paternal and maternal sides lived a stone's throw away ...

Michael loved that. What’s the longest lineage you traced? Amy Tan learning that her paternal roots traced back to her 22nd great-grandfather, a man born in China sometime in the 12th century.