plants

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My role as the youngest, was to bring the water hose to water the plants, and my elder sister, Didi’s, was to add soil, and keep the plants happy.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Mitochondria are often called the power plants of cells because they generate energy.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Broadcaster NHK identified one of the two as Chiyoko Kumagai, 69, who went missing after going to a mountain forest to pick edible wild plants.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Eastern grey kangaroos are an Australian species that helps maintain healthy ecosystems for other animals, insects and plants.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Every wall is covered with drawings, in charcoal and colored pencil, of buildings, trees, plants, people.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse