Everyone is familiar with the plastic grass that comes on a sushi plate, but does it actually serve a purpose beyond adding a splash of color?

The plant's colors run from white to a glossy black, though most common varieties are green ... About 1,000 species of bamboo grow throughout the world. Actually a grass, the plant exists ...

Why are some people in the green building industry so bullish on bamboo? -- Tim Carey, Puyallup, Washington Answer: Bamboo, one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet, is well-known as a ...

In the town of Kosaka in Akita Prefecture, mountain areas are now bursting with fresh green leaves and local ... Nemagaritake thrive in dense thickets of bamboo grass. As hunters proceed crouched ...