Edna Griffin led one of the nation's first successful civil rights cases in 1948, challenging segregation at Katz Drug Store ...

Two tiny and exceptionally rare primates were born this week at a central Iowa zoo, important additions to a family of some ...

The Perennial Plant Association's 2025 National Symposium will be held from July 28-31, 2025, with registration open until ...

Valentine’s brunch Bingo at Smash Park, 6625 Coachlight Drive, West Des Moines ...

The Des Moines Register staff took home 25 awards at the 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association contest, which honors the best work of newspapers across the state. The Register staff walked away from the ...

A visitor expects to encounter many native and exotic plants at the Memphis Botanic Garden, which offers 96 acres of trails, gardens and woodland as a tranquil alternative to the scurry and hurry ...

and Kim Perez - Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. Looking for live music concerts and other shows? Check our extensive concert list here. Friday: Early showers across southeast Iowa.

Wednesday night: Head to the Varsity Cinema, 1207 25th St., Des Moines, for an accessible showing of “Barbie,” the 2023 blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The 7 p.m. show ...

When Simon Milne woke up on Saturday morning, he braced himself for what he would find when he saw in person the aftermath of Storm Eowyn on Scotland’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Gusts of up to 82 ...

A major study of botanic gardens around the world has revealed their struggles with one fundamental aim: to safeguard the world's most threatened plants from extinction. Researchers analyzed a ...

The world's botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say researchers. A major study of ...