In the weird world of chlorophyll-free “fairy lantern” plants, there’s a new species to admire. By plant standards, Thismia are truly odd. Lacking chlorophyll, they eschew photosynthesis, instead ...
Just like in yeast and animal cells, vacuoles in plants are responsible for breaking down unwanted cellular components. At ...
Extreme weather events, from heavy rainfall to heat waves and droughts, are increasingly threatening crop yields globally, so ...
From willow bark remedies to aspirin tablets, salicylic acid has long been part of human health. It also lies at the heart of how plants fight disease. Now, researchers at the University of Cambridge ...
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Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could transform how we grow food: 'Not science fiction anymore'
"This marks a turning point." Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could transform how we grow food: 'Not science ...
To make the plants glow, Liu and her fellow researchers injected the leaves of the succulent Echeveria “Mebina” with strontium aluminate, a material often used in glow-in-the-dark toys that absorbs ...
Lauren Shoemaker, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Botany, has received a five-year, ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Africa is the world’s fastest-growing continent by ...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Many people in St. Louis may not realize the region is a plant science powerhouse. And in just a few months, one of the leading plant science centers will have a new leader at ...
UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that can stimulate the production of their own fertilizer. (Getty) Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that ...
Plantago lanceolata, an invasive plant also known as ribwort plantain, can be dormant for up to 177 years before expanding. (Mohsen Mesgaran/UC Davis) Invasive plants can stay dormant for decades or ...
David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...
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