“Many people equate plants with photosynthesis, yet Balanophora illustrates that being a plant does not require being green,” ...

Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner. In most cases, these are “null mutations,” meaning the ...

A study reveals that the Latin American jatobá plant has powerful anti-inflammatory compounds in its bark, leaves, and seeds.

From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest form of pollination.

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

CREW Carbon, a startup founded in New Haven, is betting that adding limestone to wastewater could turn dirty water into a ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

Some plants produce heat, which has long puzzled botanists. But a new study suggests that infrared radiation is an ancient ...

The governor’s office and local environmental groups said they were examining the Trump administration order and may fight it ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...