Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

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In plants, some of the steps are less well understood. So in a striking act of scientific creativity, Liu turned to the animal kingdom and to human medical science to figure out what was going on.

Over time, plants have evolved various strategies to defend against herbivores. A new study uncovers how these plant defense ...

Climate change and unpredictable weather threaten global food security by disrupting agricultural cycles. Now, Japanese ...

Every time the temperature drops, a cloud passes overhead, or the sun sets, a plant makes a choice: Keep its microscopic ...

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could ...

The students are creating a glossary of plants and example plantings based on different Metro station environments.

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Plant's Name-Giving Feature Found to Be New ... announced the discovery of a species of lipstick vine completely new to science, from the depths of the Philippine rainforest.

The way we study plant cells is expanding—literally—thanks to new research from Kevin Cox, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and an ...