A flowering plant might not be able to tell how many fingers you’re holding up, but it can tell whether it’s light or dark ...

By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University ...

The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper: a bacterium called Agrobacterium ...

Wilting flowers may not mean poor plant health; instead, they could be part of a smart resource-saving strategy. A study from ...

Thermotolerance, or the ability of a plant to withstand extreme temperatures, could be a promising way to confront climate ...

Researchers had given up on achieving photosynthesis in animals, Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga told Newsweek, but that didn't stop him and his colleagues.

WashU biologists, led by Xuehua Zhong in Arts & Sciences, investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their ...

Because photosynthetic organisms are the primary producers for natural and agricultural ecosystems, plant biology research provides critical data to solve global problems such as biofuel development, ...

Plants recycle resources from wilting flowers, storing them to enhance future reproduction and resource allocation.

The BioS-ENDURES Consortium, short for Biology in Space: Establishing Networks for Durable ... BioS-ENDURES aims to enhance ...

This research could help scientists exploit a plant’s existing systems to favor traits that make it more resilient to ...