A team of researchers led by Prof. Wang Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has ...

On the younger, black-rock islands of the Galápagos archipelago, wild-growing tomatoes are doing something peculiar. They're ...

Today's avocado industry, a multi-billion-dollar global enterprise, relies primarily on a single variety: the Hass avocado.

Wall brown butterflies adapt quickly through evolution as the climate warms and they shift northward. They grow faster and ...

The versatile cannabis plant could, some scientists think, one day be useful for lunar and Martian colonists. For now, ...

Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

Life’s ultimate origin will never be known, but researchers are probing the possibilities—for Earth and elsewhere.

Zöe Schlanger’s book, "The Light Eaters," corrects many misconceptions about plants. Do you remember hearing that talking to ...

Do you know the difference between an annual, biennial and perennial plant? If not, here's everything you need to know.

The following is a news release from the National Park Service. HAGERMAN – The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and ...