If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

New research uncovers reversal of evolution in island plants. On the younger, volcanic islands of the Galápagos, wild tomato ...

The study challenges traditional understanding. Scientists make crucial discovery after studying plants growing in extreme environments: 'Remarkable' first appeared on The Cool Down.

For a plant, life in Argentina’s Monte Desert is hard enough. ... Scientists study plant restoration in Argentina’s deserts. Claudia Geib. 17 Mar 2025 Argentina. Comments Share article.

For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sense temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at night ...

Through the study, scientists highlight a problem in studying ancient plant fossils, especially of plants that lived less than 65 million years ago.

The 300,000 year-old tools show that hominins in East Asia made planned foraging trips to lakeshores and designed instruments ...

A new study revealed certain plants grow "secret" deep root systems to survive tough conditions and quietly trap carbon ...

University of California Riverside research reveals plants use sugar and thermal signals to detect daytime heat.

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

As climate change threatens tropical forests, a new study shows how the loss of those forests can be devastating to life on ...

New methods help scientists easily measure the surface area of underwater plants. This is crucial because these plants host ...