Iron Deficient Plants Optimize Photosynthesis to Protect Themselves From Damaging Effects of Sunlight

Medicine & Technology Oct 18, 2021

Researchers from Dartmouth College discovered how iron deficient plants protect themselves from damaging light that involves a genetic process that involves optimizing photosynthesis.

‘Mystery Plant’ Species Unveiled; New Type of the Discovery in Amazon Rainforests Confirmed 50 Years After First-Ever Unearthing

Oct 10, 2021

The original 20-foot specimen of what recent reports have described as a "mystery plant" was discovered in 1973 by Chicago's Field Museum's retired curator Robin Foster.

Excessive Drops of Acorn from Oak Trees is Part of Normal 'Mast Year' Phenomenon

Oct 06, 2021

During mast year, acorns are abundantly dropping from oak trees in most of the states.

Saving Nevada Wildflower: Proposed Rule Issued to Protect Plant From Australian Company's Alleged Plan to Mine Lithium

Oct 02, 2021

Federal wildlife officials proposed endangered species protections Friday for a desert wildflower known to exist only on a remote Nevada ridge where an Australian company plans a lithium mine.

Light-Emitting Plant: Scientists Develop ‘Glow in the Dark’ Greens to Benefit Humans

Sep 21, 2021

Scientists are currently working on a light-emitting plant, specifically "glow in the dark" that could, in the future, replace some of the energy-intensive, inefficient electric lights currently being depended on for modern-day living.

Traveling Bug Causes the Palm Tree Disease in Florida; Scientists Assume This Insect Migrated From Jamaica

Sep 02, 2021

Researchers have assumed that bugs from Jamaica migrated to Florida and brought pathogens that caused the palm tree disease in the state.

Microorganisms Hidden in Passion Fruit Seeds Found Beneficial Rather Than Harmful; New Study Reveals Bacteria’s Help in Germination, Growth, and Defense

Aug 31, 2021

Researchers have successfully isolated bacteria from passion fruit seeds and as a result, they found, such microorganisms are not harmful to plants. In fact, they are discovered to be beneficial.

KNUCKLES’ Role in Flower Clock; This Tiny Multi-Functional Protein Helps Complete Floral Development Properly at the Right Time

Aug 31, 2021

Researchers recently discovered how a tiny protein called KNUCKLES helps in flowers’ development, specifically their proper and timely growth.

Retinoids Responsible for Suitable Development of Plant Roots, Animal Embryos

Aug 27, 2021

Retinoids are playing a vital role in the growth and development of plant roots and animal embryos and this was shown in a new study.

Triantha Occidentalas: Flowering Plant Eats Insects Walking up Its Sticky Stalk

Aug 23, 2021

Triantha occidentalas, a flowering wetland plant is found to be eating insects that walk up its sticky talk. The plant has the ability to ingest its prey’s nitrogen to survive in and endure a habitat.

Why is White Clover Poisonous? Study Claims Its Chemical Defense Mechanism Resulted From Hybridization

Aug 20, 2021

White clover releases toxic cyanide as a defense mechanism called cyanogenesis to deter insect pests. A new study showed that this characteristic could be traced to hybridization from its two European clover species ancestors.

White Flower is Not as Sweet as We’ve Always Thought; Scientists Found It’s a Carnivorous Insect Killing Plant

Aug 10, 2021

This white flower species known as Triantha occidentalis is not as attractive as it’s commonly believed after scientists discovered that its sticky stem can trap insects and eventually kill them.

New Plant Part Discovered: Scientists Studied Weed for More Than 100 Years

Jun 16, 2021

A new plant part was recently discovered, something that scientists have been examining for more than 100 years already.

Critically-Endangered Tree Produces Flower; Report Says It's a Never-Before-Recorded Occurrence

May 28, 2021

A critically endangered tree in a Missouri greenhouse was recently reported to have produced a flower that had never been documented before, in the field of science.

Plant-Fungi Partnership: Research Shows How First Plants Left Aquatic Life 450 Million Years Ago

May 21, 2021

Researchers have succeeded in their demonstration that plants' colonization of plants was made possible through a plant-fungi partnership.