Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner. In most cases, these are “null mutations,” meaning the ...
“Many people equate plants with photosynthesis, yet Balanophora illustrates that being a plant does not require being green,” ...
A study reveals that the Latin American jatobá plant has powerful anti-inflammatory compounds in its bark, leaves, and seeds.
From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center turned 60 this year. We're celebrating with six of our favorite stories since ...
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Some Plants Attract Pollinators By Heating Themselves and It’s Probably the Oldest Pollination Strategy
A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...
The CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations will begin on February 17. The Class 10 exams will end on March 10, while Class 12 exams will conclude on April 9. Ahead of the board exams, CBSE ...
HANOI, Vietnam, January 2, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Before the global media, Vietnam’s rapid tech ascent took center stage. CT ...
The potential for sending payloads and people to Mars is therefore becoming plausible in a way that it never has before. Mars ...
Some plants produce heat, which has long puzzled botanists. But a new study suggests that infrared radiation is an ancient method to lure beetle pollinators ...
From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...
A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s strangest experiments.
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