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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Because of the 2020 pandemic, a new generation of plant lovers emerged. And since practically the whole world went on lockdown, many were inspired by the idea that they should plant fruits and ...

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 ...

Fruits and plant extracts contain bioactive compounds that can help treat or prevent diseases. To characterize and understand their mechanism of action, researchers from universities and research ...

An opinion piece in the journal Trends in Plant Science emphatically argues that plants are not conscious. The article questions the soundness of widely covered studies that mimosa plants (Mimosa ...

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) ...