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A hormone makes these plants thrive in the face of stress
It could help to engineer crops that can better cope with extreme weather.
Plant species that humans don’t need are going towards extinction
Study finds more losers than winners among over 80,000 plant species.
A lot of plant genes actually come from bacteria. And this may explain the success of early land plants
Even the genes that make us shed tears when cutting onions are bacterial in origin.
Europe’s woodlands want to shift north — but birds are carrying them soutwards
Sometimes the plan is all set but logistics don't help you.
Scientists discover new organ in the world’s most studied plant
We thought we knew everything about this most-studied plant. But we were wrong.
Photosynthesis could be as old as life itself
We all got to eat, right?
Timelapse reveals the hidden dance of roots — and how mutant plants do it differently
Turns out, watching plants grow is actually quite interesting.
The Earth’s “lungs” could start irremediably deteriorating in just two decades, study shows
Plants are on track to move from being carbon sinks to carbon sources
Scientists compile the world’s largest inventory of known plant species
It has over a million entries!
New Guinea is the island with the greatest plant diversity in the world
Researchers want to continue exploring the island's plants, which are in danger from loggers and farmers.
Nanoplastics can contaminate plants, making them smaller, shorter
Plastic waste could impact our crops.
Scientists create glowing plants using mushroom DNA and they are incredible
It's just like in Avatar.
Ecosystems with varied plant species are lusher, more efficient
Greater plant diversity benefits everyone in the ecosystem, a new study reports. Image credits Tien Vu. Higher levels of plant ...
The Biodiversity Heritage Library made over 150,000 illustrations and 55 million pages of research free to download
I have the utmost respect for everyone who made this happen.
Climate change is causing more plants to grow higher in the Himalayans
Vegetation cover is increasing across four height brackets in the area.
Climate change might mean more rain, but less water for everybody
In a hotter future, plants will consume more water than they do today -- which means a drier future despite ...
People used marijuana in rituals 2,500 years ago
High up in the mountains of China.
Eat more plant protein for a longer and healthier life, new study concludes
In recent times, the human diet has changed substantially. We have access to an unprecedented variety of foods, yet meat ...