A heretofore unknown molecular mechanism helps plants save water in extreme drought and intense sunlight. A research team at ...

VIENNA (ANI) – As climate change accelerates, plants face increasing pressure to adapt to new environmental conditions. This is especially critical for crops, as drought- and heat-resistant plants are ...

Hot enough for ya? We’ve barely turned the page to July, but we’ve had more than our share of relentless heat. Have you ever wondered how plants cope with heat? It’s not as if they can turn on their ...

Most mineral elements found in plant tissues come exclusively from the soil, necessitating that plants adapt to highly variable soil compositions to survive and thrive. Profiling element ...

Variations of cold shock proteins (CSPs) are found in more than 85% of known bacteria, as well as fungi and insects. The ...

Plants have developed multiple morphological, physiological and molecular strategies to cope with adverse environmental conditions. Extremophile plants, however, are unique in that they likely evolved ...

In the face of rapid climate change, it is important that plants can adapt quickly to new conditions to ensure their survival. Using field experiments and plant genome studies, an international ...

At first glance, plants may seem passive—but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity. Plants ...

What will a three-degree-warmer world look like? When experiencing stress or damage from various sources, plants use chloroplast-to-nucleus communication to regulate gene expression and help them cope ...

In this weeks “Connecting with COSI”, NBC4’s Monica Day learned about how plants use various smells to adapt to the environment in COSI’s “Nature’s Superheroes” exhibit. Plants can produce specific ...

In the plant world, there is a standard for doing business. You don’t rely on food from other sources, you make it yourself using sunlight energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose ...