The sky was threatening rain one recent morning when I went outside to look at the blue flowers in a patch of Jacob’s ladder plants. The scientific name of this ephemeral plant in the phlox family ...

Knowing the leaf structure and ear flex characteristics of the corn hybrids you’ve purchased can help you decide where to place them in the field to maximize growth and performance this season. If you ...

Plant researchers and bioinformatics researchers have succeeded for the first time in identifying the functions of the different cell types in the leaf vasculature of plants. The leaf vasculature of ...

Scientists made real plants glow by putting tiny light-storing particles into their leaves - no batteries or gene editing needed.

How do plants breathe? When do they open and close the tiny pores on their leaves, and what does this mean for their water ...

Inspired by the cells in leaves that control leaf curvature to regulate water loss, researchers present flat panels that can morph into a stiff, complex 3D structure with a different Gaussian ...

Plastic production is increasing sharply. This has raised concerns about the effects of microplastics (typically defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 millimetres in diameter) and nanoplastics ...