The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

With intensifying global warming and climate change, drought has become a major threat to global agriculture, impacting crop yields and food security. To survive such adverse events, plants have ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Freezing temperatures, ice, and snow are challenges for plants and animals during winter in northeast Ohio. Unlike animals, plants are rooted in place. How do they survive? Plants ...

Recently, we visited with thousands of gardeners and aspiring gardeners at the Central Ohio Home & Garden Show and answered hundreds of different gardening questions. Two topics which seemed to be top ...

Researchers used terahertz spectroscopy and imaging to gain new insights into how agave plants are so remarkably adept at retaining water in extremely dry environments. Agave plants may be best known ...

Plants evolve to live in urban areas, reveals new research. A species that successfully established itself throughout a major city exhibited "distinct and inheritable" characteristics that have ...

When winter rolls around, it often feels like your thriving plants suddenly turn into a sad, droopy mess. You put in the ...

Dreaming of a beach vacation? My guess is you’re picturing a palm tree. Fantasizing about life on a remote island? You’re probably envisioning a walk among birds of paradise, cannas and bananas.

Myosin XI plays a surprising role in hormone-driven stomatal closure, helping plants conserve water during drought stress. Credit: Professor Motoki Tominaga from Waseda University With intensifying ...