The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

The National Museum of Natural History’s herbarium is helping botanists research climate-driven changes in plants, their biology and their abundance Abigail Eisenstadt Through research on living and ...

This separation of sexes in plants is called dioecy. One reason why dioecy may evolve is because of the negative effects that ...

NASA announces the award of 7 grants or cooperative agreements for exciting new space biology research that will advance NASA’s understanding of how plants respond, acclimate and adapt to the space ...

Even though we know plants are living beings, it's easy to overlook them as just a passive part of the landscape. But a growing body of research is starting to suggest the trees and flowers in your ...

Plants can help spruce up a home or office space, but claims about their ability to improve the air quality are vastly overstated, according to research out of Drexel University. A closer look at ...

Hilma af Klint, "Birch" from the series On the Viewing of Flowers and Trees (1922), watercolor on paper (courtesy Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm; all other photos Natalie Haddad/Hyperallergic) ...