Autumn Scenery - China

Autumn Scenery - China

People enjoy autumn scenery at Nanjing Zhongshan Botanical Garden in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, November 2, 2025. Photo by Sun Zhongnan /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025 shows lanterns displayed at the Animals of the World Chinese Lantern Festival at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

People look at lanterns displayed at the Animals of the World Chinese Lantern Festival at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 17, 2025. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025 shows lanterns displayed at the Animals of the World Chinese Lantern Festival at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

People take selfies with lanterns displayed at the Animals of the World Chinese Lantern Festival at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 17, 2025. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025 shows lanterns displayed at the Animals of the World Chinese Lantern Festival at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

Lantern Festival Celebrated In Budapest - Hungary

People look at lanterns displayed at the Animals of the World Chinese Lantern Festival at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 17, 2025. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Emperor visits botanical garden in Kyoto

Emperor visits botanical garden in Kyoto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit Kyoto Botanical Gardens in the western Japan city on Oct. 4, 2025. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits botanical garden in Kyoto

Emperor visits botanical garden in Kyoto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit Kyoto Botanical Gardens in the western Japan city on Oct. 4, 2025. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits botanical garden in Kyoto

Emperor visits botanical garden in Kyoto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako visit Kyoto Botanical Gardens in the western Japan city on Oct. 4, 2025. (Pool photo)

Mushroom exhibition

Mushroom exhibition

12.09.2025, Tartu. Exhibition of mushrooms at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Mushroom exhibition

Mushroom exhibition

12.09.2025, Tartu. Exhibition of mushrooms at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Mushroom exhibition

Mushroom exhibition

12.09.2025, Tartu. Exhibition of mushrooms at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Mushroom exhibition

Mushroom exhibition

12.09.2025, Tartu. Exhibition of mushrooms at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Mushroom exhibition

Mushroom exhibition

12.09.2025, Tartu. Exhibition of mushrooms at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Mushroom exhibition

Mushroom exhibition

12.09.2025, Tartu. Exhibition of mushrooms at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Mushroom exhibition

Mushroom exhibition

12.09.2025, Tartu. Exhibition of mushrooms at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

People visit the Fuligong Greenhouses at Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2025. Located in Kunming Botanical Garden, the Fuligong Greenhouses boasts over 2,500 tropical plant varieties. Photo by Peng Yikai /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

People visit the Fuligong Greenhouses at Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2025. Located in Kunming Botanical Garden, the Fuligong Greenhouses boasts over 2,500 tropical plant varieties. Photo by Peng Yikai /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

People visit the Fuligong Greenhouses at Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2025. Located in Kunming Botanical Garden, the Fuligong Greenhouses boasts over 2,500 tropical plant varieties. Photo by Peng Yikai /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

People visit the Fuligong Greenhouses at Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2025. Located in Kunming Botanical Garden, the Fuligong Greenhouses boasts over 2,500 tropical plant varieties. Photo by Peng Yikai /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2025 shows seeds displayed at the Fuligong Greenhouses of Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Located in Kunming Botanical Garden, the Fuligong Greenhouses boasts over 2,500 tropical plant varieties. Photo by Peng Yikai /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

People visit the Fuligong Greenhouses at Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2025. Located in Kunming Botanical Garden, the Fuligong Greenhouses boasts over 2,500 tropical plant varieties. Photo by Peng Yikai /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

Seeds Displayed At Fuligong Greenhouses In Kunming

This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2025 shows water lilies at the Fuligong Greenhouses of Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Located in Kunming Botanical Garden, the Fuligong Greenhouses boasts over 2,500 tropical plant varieties. Photo by Peng Yikai /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Flash Flood Hits Durham, NC Days After Tropical Depression Chantal

Several parts of North Carolina experienced severe flash flooding on Wednesday, July 9, as a strong line of thunderstorms moved into the region, just days after Tropical Depression Chantal brought intense flooding to Chapel Hill. The Durham Fire Department responded to multiple calls as a result of flooding across the city and surrounding areas, including rescue operation.

Japan's Princess Kako in Brazil

Japan's Princess Kako in Brazil

Japanese Princess Kako visits a Japanese garden at a botanical garden in Rio de Janeiro on June 13, 2025, during her official trip to Brazil.

Japan's Princess Kako in Brazil

Japan's Princess Kako in Brazil

Japanese Princess Kako plants a tree at a botanical garden in Rio de Janeiro on June 13, 2025, during her official trip to Brazil. (Pool photo)

Japan's Princess Kako in Brazil

Japan's Princess Kako in Brazil

Japanese Princess Kako (L) plants a tree at a botanical garden in Rio de Janeiro on June 13, 2025, during her official trip to Brazil. (Pool photo)

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Peonies are in full blossom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

A bee flies by a peony at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Visitors look at peonies at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

A bee flies by a peony at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

A bee flies by a peony at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

A bee flies by a peony at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

Peonies bloom at Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv

A woman takes a picture of peonies with her phone at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

People enjoy lilacs in full blossoms at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden as the bell tower of the Vydubychi Monastery is seen in the distance, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

An elderly woman takes a picture by a lilac in full blossom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

People sit on the ledge under lilacs in full blossom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025.(Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

People relax on the lawn by lilacs in full blossoms that overlook the Vydubychi Monastery at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

People enjoy lilacs in full blossoms at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

People enjoy lilacs in full blossoms at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

A woman poses for a picture by a lilac in full blossom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025.(Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

A woman poses for a picture under a lilac in full blossom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Two women walk down an alley lined with lilacs in full blossom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

Lilacs bloom at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)