Wang Rongjiang's research group at the School of Life Sciences and the Center for Ecological Research of Peking University has published a study on the diversity pattern of butterfly species in China.

The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America. It holds sacred the peyote cactus, which grows naturally only in some ...

Just the other day, I was doing some spring cleaning — yes, I do spring cleaning in December because, why not. Maria Kisekka is Children’s Ministry Director at Koinonia Church in Hanford, CA ...

It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be found growing naturally, nestled under thorny mesquite, acacia and blackbrush. For many Native American Church ...

It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be found growing naturally, nestled under thorny mesquite, acacia and blackbrush. For many Native American Church ...

It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be found growing naturally, nestled under thorny mesquite, acacia and blackbrush.

It holds sacred the peyote cactus, which grows naturally only in some parts of southern Texas and northern Mexico. Peyote has been used spiritually in ceremonies, and as a medicine by Native ...

For many Native American Church members who call this region the "peyote gardens," the plant is sacrosanct and an inextricable part of their prayer and ceremony. It’s believed to be a natural ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A peyote plant blooms while growing in the nursery at the Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative homesite ...

A peyote plant blooms while growing in the nursery at the Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative homesite in Hebbronville, Texas, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) ...