Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

Mind blowing timelapse video of a Rose of Jericho blooming back to life after being exposed to moisture for just a few hours - also with scientific explanation.

in algae and land plants." More information: Maaike J. Bierenbroodspot et al, Phylogenomics unveil a recent origin of ...

The climate is warming increasingly quickly, especially in the Alps, which poses a challenge for organisms. If they do not ...

Researchers discovered that soil microbes in Kansas carry drought “memories” that affect how plants grow and survive. Native plants showed stronger responses to these microbial legacies than crops ...

University of Kansas research is looking at how soils are influenced by microbes that have evolved in response to a specific ...

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

The award “recognises and encourages young scientists up to the age of 45 years who have made an exceptional contribution in ...

In a surprising twist to one of biology’s most fundamental processes, a new study published on October 17, 2025, in the ...

Plenty of useful facts are taught in biology classes − from the nutrients necessary for the human body to the mechanisms that ...