Researchers at the University of Ottawa and the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a new role for reproductive hormone secretoneurin (SN) and, for the first ...

Plants can reshape a key protein to survive heat and cold, helping photosynthesis continue as temperatures swing.

With their dazzling blooms, orchids are among the most famous and collected flowering plants on Earth. But orchids are not ...

A team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking to exploit a biological weakness shared by many plant-feeding ...

Glow-in-the-dark plants sound like something pulled straight out of a sci-fi dream, but they have exploded across online ...

A new exhibit at a downtown Bakersfield museum will soon be buzzing – with more than just residents coming to see the new ...

Spring blooms are arriving earlier in Georgia, intensifying pollen season and disrupting ecosystems, according to experts.

Beginning over 550 million years ago, ancient freshwater algae underwent complex genetic adaptations developing protective cuticles and vascular tissues to conquer the desolate early continents. This ...

While studying caterpillars that live on white oak trees in Connecticut forests a couple of years ago, Professor of Biology and of Environmental Studies Michael Singer stumbled upon a mystery. As ...

Ancient plants called cycads say “come hither” in infrared. By Sofia Quaglia If a plant wants to reproduce, there are a number of tricks it can use to lure a pollinator insect. It can display gaudily ...

Plant reproduction plays a vital role in crop improvement, directly influencing both the quality and quantity of seed production. Various factors govern plant reproductive processes, which ultimately ...

Studying plant vegetative reproduction is key to increasing crop yield and for bioengineering. Kobe University research is making progress in studying the genetic regulation of the process in ...