A new collaborative research team of plant scientists led by Ru Zhang, PhD, associate member, Danforth Plant Science Center has been awarded new funding from the National Science Foundation ...

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 ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

The global photovoltaic adhesive film market, projected to reach $45.3 billion by 2031, is undergoing a dramatic shift as ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

Gardeners can use AI technology to manage routine tasks, improve the accuracy and timing of decisions, learn faster from the ...

The moa were a group of giant flightless birds that lived in New Zealand. They disappeared from Earth about 600 years ago, ...

Common European spittlebugs secretly spread a deadly bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, threatening over 600 plant species.

The new “gold” being mined here in the United States does not shine. Nor is it a sticky black liquid. Nor is it extracted ...

After inspecting the Brundavan Colony, Manchirevula, and Narsingi reservoirs, developed over the past two years, he ...

Janaki Ammal, a botanist and India’s first woman with a PhD, developed the sweet sugarcane we know in India today, challenged ...

Russia’s space leadership has set a striking new benchmark for the next phase of lunar exploration, declaring that it wants a ...