Asteroid Has Nutrients Making It Possible to Plant and Grow Crops Outside Planet Earth, New Research Says

Medicine & Technology Jul 31, 2022

An asteroid can support the growth of plants, making it feasible to plant and grow crops in space. Read the new research explaining the possibility of growing plants outside planet Earth.

Bolstering Plant Immunity Vs Climate Change Could Help Plants Fight Back Diseases

Jun 30, 2022

Plants are a staple food source for humans and various other species. This is why scientists are rushing to safeguard their survival in this warming world. Read on to find out how heat affects the plant's natural immune defense and what can be done to bolster their immunity versus climate change.

4,500-Year-Old Seagrass Is World's Largest Plant That Can Clone Itself to Reproduce, Researchers Claim

Jun 10, 2022

Researchers discovered what seems to be the world's largest plant that grows in the waters of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shark Bay. Continue reading to learn about the self-cloning seagrass.

Cambodia Ministry Warns Against Picking Carnivorous Penis Plant Flowers for Blogs; Pitcher Plants Already Vulnerable to Extinction

May 18, 2022

A carnivorous penis plant (Nepenthes bokorensis) in Cambodia is vulnerable to extinction, but women are picking it to feature in their video blogs. Read more to learn about pitcher plants.

Mammal, Bird and Plant Species Near Extinction: What Do They Have in Common?

Feb 24, 2022

A New Study recently revealed certain mammal, bird, and plant species are nearing extinction. Read on and discover what similar traits the species have that they are classified as endangered.

Beware: Toxic Parsnip-Like Plant Washed Up in Cumbria Beaches Can Kill Humans and Pets

Nov 03, 2021

Walkers along the Cumbria beaches are urged to avoid the toxic leaves and stems of the hemlock water dropwort, a parsnip-like plant with white flowers, because it can cause convulsions followed by sudden death.

Rare 'Penis Plant' Blooms for the First Time in the Netherlands, The First in Europe After 20 Years

Oct 29, 2021

A penis plant in the Leiden Hortus Botanicus in the Netherlands has flowered for the first time since 1997. It now stands taller than a human and reeks of decomposing flesh that looks like a phallus.

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.

‘Goopy’ New Paste Can Ultimately Unlock Energy Potential of Clean Energy, Study Finds

Feb 05, 2021

Researchers recently developed what'd be described as a "sludgy gray paste," which heats hydrogen using magnesium and stabilizers for the hydrogen to be stored in cartridges even at room temperature.

Scientists Develop Rust-Disease Resistant Wheat

Jan 05, 2021

Scientists are currently developing wheat capable of resisting a new variant of rust disease, which threatens large losses to Australia's six-billion-dollar annual grain crop.

Plant Found In China Evolved To Become Less Visible to Humans

Nov 23, 2020

A flowering plant used as traditional Chinese medicine evolved from producing bright green flowers to gray like the rocks to avoid pickers.

Making Natural Products in an Unnatural Way

Jun 12, 2019

The team have been able to create a synthetic metabolic pathway that will allow scientists to access these essential compounds in a controlled and efficient way

Plant Scientists Discover Gene that Can Potentially Increase Crop Yields

Jun 11, 2019

Researchers have brought this goal a step closer by finding Phloem Unloading Modulator (PLM), a new gene that affects nutrient trafficking by altering the channels connecting neighboring plant cells called plasmodesmata

Improved Genome Of Spinach Plants Discovered By Researchers

May 25, 2017

Breeders could improve spinach genome more as researchers conducted genome sequencing in spinach plants.