The world’s vegetation has a remarkable ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air and store it as biomass. In doing so, plants slow down climate change since the CO₂ they take up does not ...

Over millions of years, flowering plants have evolved complex relationships with animals, fungi and bacteria. This created ...

Studies have indicated that early- and mid-successional plants generally suffered from negative to neutral plant–soil feedback. However, the role of such plant–soil feedback during the postglacial ...

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom of ...

Shorter days and indoor heating change the rules for jade plant care in fall. A few adjustments can prevent rot and keep your plant in top shape until spring.

In the heart of El Dorado County and the Sierra Nevada foothills, electric transmission corridors for Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) showcase environmental stewardship. Among granite ...

Plant biotechnology can be defined as the introduction of desirable traits into plants through genetic modification.

Ostensibly, plant lovers and gardeners should be the easiest people to shop for. Just get them a plant, right? Wrong. (Well, most of the time.) I review indoor hydroponic gardens for WIRED and have ...

A solar plant built on a former golf course in Japan’s heavily forested Gifu prefecture has developed diverse native vegetation under its panels without seeding or herbicides, according to a new study ...