Early one morning in 1985, a pair of researchers trekked into a spit of Colombian rainforest surrounded by coffee plantations. Their task was to identify all the epiphytes — plants that grow on other ...

Are plants intelligent? Until recently, botanists were hesitant to ask that question, at least publicly. But that’s changing. In recent years researchers have learned more about how plants communicate ...

As author Zoë Schlanger dives into the world of plants, she finds it’s filled with contradictions, mysteries, and astonishing ingenuity. The following is an excerpt from The Light Eaters: How The ...

Discover interesting facts about why plants are green, if they feel pain, and if they get cancer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

For a plant growing on the forest floor, a beam of light from an opening canopy can be concerning. But new research suggests that plants growing together may be able to warn each other about such ...

Imagine walking through a field of crops and hearing high-pitched clicks emanating from the plants. While this may sound like science fiction, it’s a reality that scientists are now studying. These ...

Scientists have created the first single cell genomic atlas of mature plants' outer armor layer, called the periderm, and its carbon-capturing phellem cells. The findings will be useful in creating ...

A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Plants are an incredibly diverse group of organisms, ranging from tiny algae to majestic redwood trees. Plants have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, evolving ways to thrive in blistering ...