A new study found that to offset the planet-warming carbon emissions from fossil fuel reserves, trees would have to cover an ...

A world-first trial led by University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) native bee scientist and conservationist Dr. Kit ...

Scientists may be underestimating how plants will respond to rising global temperatures when they study hot summers but not ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

A new study revealed how certain plants grow "secret" deep roots to survive tough conditions and quietly trap carbon underground.

Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social ...

Using a modified CRISPR-based mechanism, the team led by Prof. Pallob Kundu has developed a stress-activated gene switch that empowers plants to survive extreme heat and microbial attacks.

Does plant provenance matter when it comes to pollinators' preferences? Scientists in our region are working on a ...

The world’s sawmills and plantation forests offer a powerful weapon against climate change, a new study has found. A paper ...

It could endanger food security. Scientists make concerning discovery about seemingly harmless garden plant: 'Highly ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in ...

Researchers determined that footprints in White Sands National Park in New Mexico are from the oldest migrants to North ...