Ashley started at The Scientist in 2018. Before joining the staff, she worked as a freelance editor and writer, a writer at the Simons Foundation, and a web producer at Science News, among other ...

cross an inner membrane and then the cell wall, and finally move through a waxy cuticle. Scientists long thought that diffusion drove the release of the molecules, but in 2015, computer simulations ...

The waxy cuticle surface on the outside protects the leaf and prevents excess water loss. The palisade cells at the upper side are packed with chloroplasts to maximise photosynthesis. On the lower ...

I’m sure we have all heard our nail technicians tell us to look after our cuticles better – but do we do it? Probably not. Cuticles serve a purpose in helping to keep nails healthy and strong ...

While scientists believed that leaf pores were the primary source of water loss, it appears that the cuticle, a waxy layer, plays a more significant role. This uncontrollable water leakage could turn ...