On a spring morning, a search for a specific species of fern leads to a discussion on ancient plant history, vascular beauty ...

Scientists have unlocked how plants signal internal stress, paving the way for two-way communication between plants and ...

The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the federal government on Tuesday, April 29, on behalf of a plant native to the Pacific Northwest that currently survives exclusively in the Willamette ...

Dr. Ambarish Satwik challenges veganism beliefs. He says plants evolved defenses against being eaten. Humans used fire and ...

Imagine if a plant could warn a farmer that it needs water — or if a farmer could send a message to the plants to prepare for ...

Each year, more than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally from petrochemicals derived from fossil fuels.

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Recent evidence from other systems, however, has suggested that communities dominated by more heavily defended vascular plants are also susceptible to cascading consumer effects. For example ...

New research from The University of Florida shows that healthy plants with high levels of nutrients resist plant pests. As farmers prepare for spring planting, applying fertilizer enhances plant ...

Scientists at the Institute for Agroecology at the University of Vermont, along with international co-authors, have published ...

Imagine walking through a field of crops and hearing high-pitched clicks emanating from the plants. While this may sound like ...