Your favorite fruits may have come from radioactive plants. Meet the wonderous ‘gamma gardens’
The number of mutant plant varieties on the market is unknown.
Tag: plant
Climate warming is changing the US planting zones
Iconic plants may disappear from their traditional zones as climate change pushes them northwards.
International research team creates eco superglue out of cellulose and water
It's cheap, eco-friendly, and actually outperforms synthetic glue in certain cases.
Billion-year-old green algae is a relative of all plants on dry land
It's the oldest green algae we've found.
How plants decide when to flower and when to grow
Flower life seems simple enough, but there is some important decision-making involved.
Ancient plants reproduce in the UK as global warming increases
“It’s not something that’s happened with a short-term mild spell. It’s a longer-term warming which is making these things happen.”
Researchers identify gene that makes plants and fungi play nice — we’ll use it to make better crops
"The resulting plants would grow larger and need less water and fertilizer, for instance," say the authors.
Research is getting to the root of climate change with bigger, deeper plant roots
"We are incredibly excited about this first discovery on the road to realizing the goals of the Harnessing Plants Initiative," ...
Wax, water, and heat: how leaves survive in extremely hot environments
Ever wondered how plants manage to survive in ungodly high temperatures?
Researchers find salamander-eating plants in Canadian provincial park
Shouldn't it go the other way around?
New mathematical model describes the growth pattern of plant leaves
The beauty of math is embedded in nature.
Nanoparticles inject genes directly into the chloroplast of plants
It's easier and more effective than other gene editing methods. What's more, there's no risk of transmitting altered genes to ...
China grows the first plants on the far side of the moon
The cotton sprouts, unfortunately, perished after a couple of days.
MIT designs and builds a plant-robot plantborg that can move towards light
Its name is Elowan and it probably comes in peace.
Plant roots may hold the key to the next generation drought-resistant crops
It's an arms race with climate change.
Scientists show how plants communicate — and it looks amazing
I could watch these videos all day.
A flurry of new studies finds being a vegetarian is good for you
Convince me otherwise!
Plants use underground networks to see when their neighbors are stressed
Despite their sedentary lifestyles, plants have a lot more going on than it seems.
Indoor plants can be natural, sustainable air-cleaning systems
A semi-autonomous, sustainable, eco-friendly air cleaning system. Or as we usually call it -- a plant.
Marijuana Scientists Are Getting High Wages
By the year 2020, it is predicted the marijuana science industry will be employing about 300,000 individuals.
New protein can increase yields, save farmers millions every year
A tiny protein which can make a big difference!
Newly discovered Japanese plant doesn’t photosynthesize, pollinates itself
The most self-sufficient plant I know of.
World’s oldest flower found: it’s 125 million years old, and it raises some hard questions
A large intact specimen of the fossil, Montsechia. Usually only small fragmentary pieces of the fossil are found. Credit: David ...
Humidity-powered seed drills itself in the ground
The Stork’s Bill (Erodium circutarium) is a incredible plant which evolved its own seed drilling mechanism. The vitamin K rich seeds have little ...
Plants are much better at adapting to mass extinction than animals
Life has found our blue gem planet as a welcoming host, but it hasn't always been all fun and games. ...
Using a million suns to shed light on a fossilized plant
Scientists have used one of the brightest light sources in the Universe that we know of to expose the biochemical ...
Secret of efficient photosynthesis is decoded
When you think about photosynthesis, the color green probably comes to mind - almost all plants are green, and they ...
Plant study hints at dangers of global warming
Plants are flowering much, much faster than scientists predicted in response to climate change, United States research shows, which could ...
A fifth of all plants threatened by extinction
It seems that more and more species are threatened by extinction, and this doesn't apply only to animals. A recent ...
In sickness and in … green
The city administration of Balikpapan (in East Kalimantan) has issued a new rule which will definitely please those interested in ...
Saving a plant that could save your life
There is (or at least there should be) a lot of attention focused around endangered wildlife and protecting a number ...