Scientists have identified a crucial mechanism that allows plants to shape their vascular systems, determining whether they ...

How do the different parts of an adult plant communicate with each other when it suffers an injury, is waterlogged, burnt or exposed to environmental stress? Today we can answer this question thanks ...

A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a completely unknown form of multicellular life, according to a new study.

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You may think that plants get along with all species in the animal kingdom, but the truth is a little more complicated! But turns out, this complicated relationship is probably a good thing! Join Hank ...

Prism is a free, collaborative AI workspace for research. It's meant to support, not replace, human-led science. AI-enabled workspaces aim to unite disparate tools. "In 2025, AI changed software ...

Scientists have created a new way to watch plants breathe—live and in high definition—while tracking exactly how much carbon and water they exchange with the air. The breakthrough could help unlock ...

There is, as the United Nations notes, a global food crisis in 68 countries, with 318 million people facing acute hunger. Fortunately, some researchers in the US are turning their attention to finding ...

The Don Harrington Discovery Center's first “Free First Monday” program of 2026 will be on Jan. 5, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., helping families kick off the new year with an affordable way to make ...

Ancient plants called cycads say “come hither” in infrared. By Sofia Quaglia If a plant wants to reproduce, there are a number of tricks it can use to lure a pollinator insect. It can display gaudily ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest form of pollination. Rhopalotria furfuracea beetles pollinate the cones of ...

If you live in the City of Los Angeles, you can get seven trees for free from City Plants, a nonprofit fighting the urban heat island. City Plants’ goals are to improve energy efficiency and increase ...