Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

As temperatures increase and snowpack declines, many alpine plants are at risk of extinction. Though adapted to harsh ...

Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertilizer. That is the ...

Grants from the estate of Pasco L. Schiavo totaling $220,000 will help display murals showing the story of Hazleton, develop hands-on science projects for middle school students and construct ...

Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical ...

Farmers are struggling to adapt to climate change and its challenges, but new research has some helpful advice.

It’s All in the Name of Science explores how woodturning can be both an art and an experiment. By trying new techniques and pushing boundaries, the project revealed surprising results no one expected.

Twenty-five years ago, the release of the first complete Arabidopsis thaliana genome marked a pivotal turning point in plant ...

The processing market is dominated by China, but Australia is building its capabilities in an attempt to boost the domestic industry.