This year's Water Lily Weigh Off was tougher (and more creative) than ever, with contestants holding up cheesecakes, ceramic frogs, and much more. The most wholesome sporting event of the year doesn’t ...

Victoria water lily leaves stretch up to eight feet wide, big enough to be seen from space. But how much can these thin leaves hold? Denver Botanic Gardens asked that with its water lily weigh-off, ...

It took seven years to grow, and the bloom lasted only a few days. For botanist Edward Read, it was worth it. Cultivating a massive Amazonian water lily in a modest concrete basin has been his labor ...