As plants are sessile organisms, they must be highly flexible in their ability to adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions in order to survive. Researchers from the Department of Plant ...

Dry soil doesn’t stop nature from putting on a masterclass in survival. Plants facing long stretches without rain don’t just ...

Mon., Nov. 6, 2023 Plants like the cholla cactus (foreground), the giant saguaro cactus and trees like the palo verde have adapted to live in dry climates – in this case, Ironwood National Monument in ...

Today (May 22) is United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity, drawing attention to a critical resource for ...

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how genetic drivers influence the evolution of a specific photosynthesis mechanism in Tillandsia (air plants). This sheds light on the complex ...

University of Calgary researcher Sam Yeaman and his team have determined in a recent study that there are some key genes that are particularly important for how plants respond adaptively to ...

The transition of plants from aquatic to terrestrial environments represents one of the most transformative events in Earth’s history. Phylogenetic analyses of green algae and embryophytes have ...

As wildflowers go, the mountain jewelflower is demure, clever and quietly unbreakable. It has spread across many of ...

Some plants in the desert grow very slowly. Others grow quite fast. The reason for this has to do with the conditions in the desert. How Do Plants Survive In a Desert? There is not much water ...

"It's really important to look across the plant kingdom because plants have solved so many problems already. Why not read their genomes like a book and try to understand it and solve the problems ...