Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change-driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving into the future, ...

AMHERST, Mass. – Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving ...

In a new study, physicists from the United States and Israel may have gotten to the bottom of a quirky behavior of growing plants—and a mystery that intrigued Charles Darwin himself during the later ...

Like humans, plants enjoy spending time outdoors after a long, dreary winter. The increased light from the warm summer sun and the fresh air encourage plants to produce new, healthy growth.

Plants must defend themselves against relentless insect herbivores. A new study uncovers how tea plants (Camellia sinensis), one of the world's most valuable crops, activate their immune defenses at ...