The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

Ants living in the soil of your plants are a problem that most people have experienced; however, these creatures do more than ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Beavers, earthworms, prairie dogs, elephants, and more don't just live in ecosystems, they reshape them to the benefit of ...

New research shows potatoes evolved from tomatoes through ancient plant mixing that created underground tubers.

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

As NASA plans for long-term human missions beyond Earth, one question keeps resurfacing: how do you sustain life in places ...

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

The time a spider plant mom remains tethered to her spiderette can be influenced by the daughter plant's environment.

You might have noticed oak trees have gone a little nutty this year, but don’t worry, the sky is not falling. Oak trees in Oklahoma dropped more acorns in what’s called a “mast.” ...

In Indigenous Asháninka belief, bees were once spirits in human form. Stories tell of a woman who enjoyed making masato, a ...