Plants are consummate chemists, using the sun's energy and carbon dioxide from the air, to conjure a dazzling array of ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered a surprising mechanism that plants use to regulate their growth — one ...

Scientists are conducting extensive research on developing metal-based and carbon-based nanomaterials to improve plant growth and development. Nanomaterials can be used as promising tools to deliver ...

When looking at forests, we hardly get to see beyond a bunch of green. However, for a plant ecologist, forests represent a much more complex world consisting of different species. This diversity of ...

Extensive fieldwork reveals that island plants have similar functions to plants in other regions of the world, but that the island environment, along with biogeographical and evolutionary processes, ...

Which plant hormones are critical in responding to drought conditions? How do plant hormone responses adjust to environmental changes? An article published in the journal Trends in Plant Science ...

Turning ordinary houseplants into sustainable, glowing lamps may soon become a reality, thanks to groundbreaking research by scientists at MIT. By embedding specialized nanoparticles into plant leaves ...

Are you an early bird or a night owl? The tendency to rise early or sleep late is determined by our circadian clock, which is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found limited available study data and inconsistent results. Researchers cite ongoing need to ...