At first glance, plants may seem passive—but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity. Plants ...

Researchers have revealed a previously unknown way plants shape their growth in response to light—a breakthrough that could better equip crops to handle environmental stress.

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

Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to perceive and respond to light, thereby orchestrating a complex network of gene regulation that influences growth, development and stress adaptation.

The fortunes of plants revolve around light and heat. Extremes of temperature can kill many species off quickly, but even small changes can have a huge impact, spurring rapid growth or putting the ...

Scientists have uncovered a unique mechanism that regulates the opening of stomata in plants. Phosphorylation of the amino acid Thr881 on the plasma membrane proton pump plays a key role in this ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured “ultraweak” photon emissions from living organisms. In rats this glow fades rapidly after death. In plants it brightens under stress. In the ...

As the days get shorter and temperatures start to dip, many gardeners begin wondering when it is time to bring their outdoor ...

In the 1960s and '70s, a series of questionable experiments claimed to prove that plants could behave like humans, that they had feelings, responded to music and could even take a polygraph test.