The recent discovery of plant life deep underground is causing a stir in the scientific community, as it challenges ...

Scientists discover a new way plants manage light by reprogramming a UV sensor, opening doors for stress-resistant, ...

University of Kent researchers successfully grew tea plants in simulated lunar soil, proving astronauts could grow their own ...

From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of ...

A study published in Nature found some regions on Earth experience peak spring at unexpected times. Researchers found ...

Sometime in the 2040s, humans may well reach a new frontier—Mars. To get there, we'll need sustainable sources of food, medicines and materials. But science can do both. And space research has a long ...

A fossilized plant discovered in Utah’s Green River Formation has just shaken up botanical science. Published in the journal Annals of Botany, the species — known as Othniophyton elongatum, meaning ...

The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say.

The new EPiC (Engineered Plants in Culture) project at UC Davis will explore technology for growing plants and plant tissues in bioreactors with minimal use of resources. The technology could be used ...

Troy Miller receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Farley Kwok van der Giezen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Ryan Coates receives funding from the Australian ...