When the relentless heat of July begins to wear down even the most seasoned gardener, most of our spring beauties have long since tucked away their colors. The lilacs are just green leaves, and the ...

A rare 'corpse flower' is about to bloom at McKee Botanical Garden in Vero Beach. Watch the smelly event live online.

Everyone blushes. At least, virtually everyone has the capacity to blush, though some people may not experience the flush of red as much as others. People with especially fair complexions are ...

How senescing cells time their transition to the cell death programme is unclear. We show that, in Arabidopsis thaliana, senescing cells are genetically wired to dissipate their cytosolic arginine ...

Why study plants? Because we need them! We need plants for food, shelter, clothes, biofuels and to improve and beautify our environment. When you study plant sciences, you get hands-on experience with ...

While it’s easier than ever to buy live plants online, sometimes, despite our best intentions, those live plants become, well, dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants, faux foliage, ...

Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture. Introgression ...