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Ruth Asawa, <em>Albert's Rose Bouquet </em>(PF.564), 1990; private collection. This bouquet, given to the artist around Mother's Day in May 1990 by her husband, Albert Lanier, was among the many Asawa sketched over the years.

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  • Fine Art

Mother's Day flowers don't last, but these bouquet sketches live on

The late artist Ruth Asawa regularly drew the bouquets people gave her. Years later, some of the sketches made it back to those who gave flowers.

May 10, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
A worker picks roses at a flower farm in Chia, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, on Jan. 29.

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  • Environment

The truth behind your Valentine's Day flowers

The beauty of bouquets comes with a cost to the cloud forests of Colombia, the largest exporter of flowers and foliage to the United States.

February 14, 2025
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  • Ruth Sherlock
Paleontologist Dany Azar holds up one of his treasures that he discovered in a piece of amber from the early Cretaceous: The oldest mosquito ever found.

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  • Science

In Lebanon, the 'Amber Man' digs up golden time capsules from the age of the dinosaurs

When dinosaurs reigned some 130 million years ago, flowering plants were taking over the world. That change is sealed in ancient amber specimens on the slopes of Lebanon that Danny Azar knows so well.

June 28, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
Pink lady's slipper orchid

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  • Environment

Over 1,000 Georgia pink lady's slipper orchids thrive after relocation

In early 2022, more than 1,000 pink lady's slipper orchids were moved from along Ga. Highway 400 to other locations in Alpharetta. But it wasn't as simple as just digging up the protected species.

June 06, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
A visitor views the blooming flowers at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve on Thursday.

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  • Environment

PHOTOS: See the wildflower 'superbloom' happening across California

Thanks to a very wet year, the Golden State is experiencing a rare "superbloom" that's blanketing the ground with a variety of richly colored plants.

April 11, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Emily Bogle
A white fringeless orchid.

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Spot a white fringeless orchid? Be gentle — this threatened Georgia species is undergoing recovery

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services recently released their final recovery plan for the protection of the white fringeless orchid population in Georgia.

February 28, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Herschel walker holds up badge.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Abrams and Kemp set to take debate stage; Walker and Warnock faced off in Savannah

Monday on Political Rewind: Early voting opens today across Georgia, as candidates have spent months and millions trying to win races. Balloting also comes just a few days after Warnock and Walker faced off in Savannah while tonight Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp take the debate stage.

October 17, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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This Día de los Muertos altar on display at a public shrine in Oaxaca, Mexico, shows several traditional <em>ofrendas</em>, including <em>cempasúchil --</em> the Aztec name of the marigold flower native to Mexico.

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  • Religion

Why marigolds, or cempasúchil, are the iconic flower of Día de los Muertos

The Day of the Dead is deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic Aztec rituals blended with Roman Catholic traditions. But many of the indigenous symbols remain, including the vibrant and fragrant marigold.

October 30, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
Before each mission with NASA astronauts, the Shelton family sends a bouquet of roses to the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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  • Space

Astronaut launches are returning to the U.S. For each, this family sends NASA roses

For every U.S. mission with NASA astronauts, a family from Texas has sent a bouquet of roses to NASA's Mission Control Center to show support to those who keep the astronauts safe.

October 30, 2021
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  • Brendan Byrne
Perfume flower grower Pierre Chiarla picks jasmine flowers in his field in Grasse, France.

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  • World

In France's Perfume Capital Of The World, There's A World Of Beautiful Fragrance

Its jasmine and roses are prized by perfumers and those eager to learn the trade. But the French Riviera town of Grasse didn't always smell sweet. Centuries ago, it was known for leather tanneries.

September 25, 2021
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Gold medalist Lee Kiefer of the United States shows her medal and victory bouquet during the medal ceremony for the women's individual foil final competition on Sunday at the Summer Olympics.

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  • Asia

The Flowers For Olympic Medalists Carry Deep Meaning In Japan

The elements of the bouquet carry a deeper story, and they are years in the making. They're meant to symbolize the country rising from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

July 26, 2021
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  • Merrit Kennedy
An employee places bouquets on shelves in Bogotá on Feb. 1, as Colombia prepares to export flowers for Valentine's Day amid the new coronavirus pandemic.

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  • World

There's A Good Chance Your Valentine's Flowers Come From Colombia

The country is the top flower exporter to the U.S. When the pandemic hit, farmers feared they'd have to destroy flower beds and lay off thousands of workers. Here's why that didn't happen.

February 14, 2021
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  • John Otis

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