Houseplants go through a seasonal shift come September, as the growing season wraps up and they prepare for winter dormancy. Chinese money plants (Pilea peperomioides) are no different and come with ...

Pilea peperomioides is a much-loved houseplant that goes by many colorful names, including Chinese money, friendship, pancake, UFO, and coin plant — thanks to the single, round leaves that seem to ...

The Chinese money plant, seen here against the backdrop of Cold Spring Harbor, is helping CSHL biologists uncover the mathematical formulas underlying nature itself. Look up at the clouds. What do you ...

Look up at the clouds. What do you see? A sailboat? A seahorse? Your great-aunt Rosemary? As humans, we’re prone to seeing patterns where they don’t actually exist. This behavior is so common there’s ...