Most orchids live in a symbiotic relationship with fungi in their roots: The plants provide sugar they produce through photosynthesis and in return receive water and minerals from the fungi. However, ...

Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising temperatures are once again causing the world’s oceans to turn green.

Monarch butterflies are unique in their migration patterns. Eastern monarchs travel between Mexico and the U.S., spending ...

Rising temperatures make plants lose more water, weakening their ability to absorb carbon dioxide and survive heat stress.

The interactions between plants and microorganisms — encompassing symbiosis, biocontrol, and pathogenic encounters — play a ...

The Hidden Demand for Rare Earth Elements Rare earth elements (REEs) might sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, but ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed a surprising biochemical connection between plant immune responses and human neurological health. Researchers have discovered that the metabolic pathways regulating ...

Plants play a key role in regulating Earth’s climate, but recent research suggests that rising temperatures could disrupt this balance, because plants are leaking more water than previously thought.

Almost 200 nations have signed an ambitious agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss but none is on track to meet the ...

A University of Queensland-led team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia's subtropical ...

Dr. David Tilman receives U.S.’s highest scientific honor for his discoveries about the importance of Earth’s biodiversity.

And as the territory’s inhabitants have returned home since the ceasefire, the extent of the environmental devastation is ...