A heretofore unknown molecular mechanism helps plants save water in extreme drought and intense sunlight. A research team at ...

Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than 10 inches and temperature extremes are common. The film shows how desert ...

Which plant hormones are critical in responding to drought conditions? How do plant hormone responses adjust to environmental ...

Crops bred to thrive in single-crop settings begin adapting to growing in multispecies environments over just two generations, shows a new study. The findings provide preliminary evidence about how ...

A specimen of a jewelflower (Streptanthus brewerii) from the John M. Tucker Herbarium at UC Davis. Species of jewelflowers are found in areas of California that are generally cooler and wetter than ...