The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has anti-ageing potential, a new study suggests. The weed has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ...

Every late summer I wish I had done something about a few kinds of weeds and didn't get it done in time. This year I think it is going to happen. Burdock, thistles, horse nettles, jimson weed, ...

If you’re on a hike, you’d be best steering well clear of the cocklebur weed. While the stalky green plants with curious-looking spiky burs don’t appear particularly deadly, this noxious plant is a ...

People have done some pretty wild (and downright dangerous) things in the pursuit of everlasting beauty and youth. The ancient Greeks and Romans made facials out of crocodile poop, and Victorian women ...

There’s a new anti-aging ingredient that might just become the next big thing in the skincare industry! But would you believe that the ingredient is an invasive weed? If you’re familiar with nature, ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are learning if compounds found in the cocklebur plant may help protect and improve skin. Paola Iamunno/Getty Images Researchers have found that the cocklebur plant may ...

Competitive effects of cocklebur (Xanthium pensylvanicum Wallr.) and redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) were evaluated in four experiments at two locations ...

Four field experiments were conducted to study the effects of row width, cultivation, soybean population, soybean cultivar, and herbicides on soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] yields and control of ...

What characteristics make weeds so successful and able to annoy us and resist our attempts to eliminate them from our properties? Weeds are non-native plants that have been brought here either ...

The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components that could make it useful as a skin protectant, ...