A team including researchers from the University of Tokyo announced that it successfully cultivated large-fruited tomatoes in ...

The Hudson Bay peatlands in northern Canada, a 90-million-acre area stretching from northern Manitoba to Quebec, are a haven ...

Well, nine years later, artificial intelligence in agriculture isn’t just for the scientists. A tool developed by the four ...

These findings suggest that plants alive today may have evolved leaves that are arranged in Fibonacci spirals throughout ...

Lignins—the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall—are not as random as once thought. A new ...

In the weird world of chlorophyll-free “fairy lantern” plants, there’s a new species to admire. By plant standards, Thismia are truly odd. Lacking chlorophyll, they eschew photosynthesis, instead ...

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Plantago lanceolata, an invasive plant also known as ribwort plantain, can be dormant for up to 177 years before expanding. (Mohsen Mesgaran/UC Davis) Invasive plants can stay dormant for decades or ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Many people in St. Louis may not realize the region is a plant science powerhouse. And in just a few months, one of the leading plant science centers will have a new leader at ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Scientists have discovered a "perfect disordered hyperuniform" pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry ...

Animals can adapt quickly to survive adverse environmental conditions. Evidence is mounting to show that plants can, too. An article details how plants are rapidly adapting to the adverse effects of ...