The science behind gardening reveals that it can help lower stress and improve your overall mood. By engaging with plants and ...

The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is leading an effort to turn plants into better medicines. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge explains what we already know about herbal remedies — and what ...

Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical ...

One of the great mysteries in plant biology is how, given the clouds of pollen released by dozens of plants species all at ...

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

A new study analyzed the nanoscale chemistry of the Blechnum orientale fern, which can form tiny crystals of monazite within ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

The PubPlant database organizes the avalanche of new genomes that are revolutionizing agriculture.

In the weird world of chlorophyll-free “fairy lantern” plants, there’s a new species to admire. By plant standards, Thismia are truly odd. Lacking chlorophyll, they eschew photosynthesis, instead ...

Imagine biting into a crisp, garden-fresh salad and savoring juicy strawberries for dessert. But instead of your backyard, ...

With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed ...