Around 252 million years ago, Earth was nearly lifeless, with nearly all life forms wiped out. This event, known as the ...

Scientists have long agreed this event was triggered by a sudden surge in greenhouse gases which resulted in an intense and ...

Stanford researchers discovered how plant cells decide whether to form breathing pores based on size and neighbor signals.

The trigger for the Permian–Triassic mass extinction event was the eruption of massive amounts of molten rock in modern day ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

ACORN 1:22 ORANGE MINI BELL PEPPER 2:10 LEMON 3:30 POMEGRANATE 4:23 CUCUMBER 5:22 STARFRUIT 6:24 BAMBOO 7:16 FLOWER MIX ...

It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...

For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sensed temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at ...

The simple hack is this: deadheading your flowers. The logic is simple – deadheading your blooms prolongs the flowering of ...