"This was the moment when all the time we had spent on screening finally paid off." Scientists elated after making ...

"Almost every single land plant is using this principle." Scientists are shooting plants with lasers to unravel mysteries of ...

The timing of plants' root placement is due to autophagy, the recycling pathway many people associate with health benefits ...

A university team has won a silver-gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for its interactive plant science exhibit. The ...

When these crucial pollinating species visit flowers and other plants, they produce a number of characteristic sounds, such ...

Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

Most land plants form mutually beneficial symbioses with fungi. The plant and the fungus exchange vital nutrients. A team led ...

Although the relationship between plants and pollinators has been studied for decades, not much attention has been paid to ...

Many plants, and a few other organisms, can expedite diversification even further by doubling their number of chromosomes.

“Each species is its own little series of mysteries,” says botanist Wesley Knapp, the CEO of the California-based Center for Plant Conservation. “This is really frontline science, in many ...