This plant root was among those studied as part of new research exploring the molecular underpinnings of how plants twist ...

Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner. In most cases, these are “null mutations,” meaning the ...

The National Science Foundation grant is helping researchers study how invasive species are impacting aquatic ecosystems in ...

“Many people equate plants with photosynthesis, yet Balanophora illustrates that being a plant does not require being green,” ...

A study reveals that the Latin American jatobá plant has powerful anti-inflammatory compounds in its bark, leaves, and seeds.

Social media has been buzzing lately about \"plant parenting\", which is not a mere hobby anymore; it has turned into a whole ...

From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...

A Brazilian study has confirmed that Joseph’s Coat, a plant used for generations in folk medicine, can significantly reduce inflammation and arthritis symptoms in lab tests. Researchers observed less ...

Europe is looking to send up a terawatt belt into space. It would involve satellites covered in solar panels that would ...

CREW Carbon, a startup founded in New Haven, is betting that adding limestone to wastewater could turn dirty water into a ...

China and Russia are openly discussing something that sounds extreme but may be unavoidable: a nuclear power plant on the ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...