Improved Genome Of Spinach Plants Discovered By Researchers

Medicine & Technology May 25, 2017

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

Researchers Decoded How Plants Tell Time Based On A Protein

May 18, 2017

Researchers have finally discovered how plants tell time.

Underwater Grasses Takes Great Benefit From Chesapeake Bay, Increasing Growth Found By Scientists

May 03, 2017

Researchers conducted an annual survey found the growth of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay increased by 8 percent between 2015 and 2016.

Extinction Risk For Many Species Of Plants & Animals Are Higher Than Suspected

Apr 30, 2017

The estimates of the new range which have been gathered from the Columbia study revealed that the IUCN maps for 17 of the 18 bird species contained expansive zones of unsatisfactory territory and boundlessly overestimated their ranges.

Plants' Extraordinary Ability To Survive Amazed Scientists: Discovery Leads Genetic Target For Growing Hardier Plants

Apr 29, 2017

Scientists discover how plants grow in an extreme environment through confocal imagining technique.

Plants Have Been Named After Famous Hollywood Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger And Danny DeVito: A Rare And Interesting Initiative

Apr 28, 2017

Biologists have recently surprised all when they named two plants after the popular actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.

Naked Mole Rats Could Survive Without Oxygen, Don’t Get Cancer & Turn Into Plants

Apr 21, 2017

Find out interesting facts from the study about the naked mole rats here.

Plants Can Feel the Environment, Responds To Stress & Stimulus Using Their Epidermis.

Apr 19, 2017

A new research cemented the notion that plants are adapting to its environment. Their biggest and most effective "sensor" is their epidermis or skin.

World's Weirdest Farms From The Most Hospitable Locations On Earth And Space

Mar 30, 2017

The world's weirdest farms will not only sustain people's needs for foods to survive. But, it will also prove how innovation saves people from chaos.

How One Endangered Species Is Making A Change For the Better—Eating Sweeter Flora Instead

Apr 07, 2015

Many endangered species like the Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos islands share a similar fate with the introduction of human beings to their natural landscape. With humans so too come the pets and the plants that invade their space. And more often than not it means that these endangered species either die off or adapt to avoid competition or costly meals. But for some, in very rare conditions, it means that the species can thrive even better than it could on its sparse local sources for food. And in a new study published this week in the Biotropica, researchers say that after a four year study, tracking the movement and foraging behavior of giant tortoises, it appears that they are seeking out sweeter treats of invasive flora and fruits instead of their local fare.

The Energy for a New Crawl—Galápagos Tortoises Feast on Invasive Plants for a New Foraging Technique

Apr 07, 2015

When it comes to invasive flora, most conservation ecologists know that the ramifications that come with these primary producers often appear much higher in the food chain. Some animals are unequipped to utilize the plants for food, while others simply find the energy spent foraging for it is far too much for the energy gained. And it’s a dynamic that often leads some species to coevolve. But looking into one of the first Darwinian subjects, Galápagos Giant Tortoises, some researchers have found that the unique species may be getting far more out of the invasive flora than they once thought—enough to even change their foraging behavior altogether.

NASA Plans Life and Death on Mars—Planet’s First ‘Mars Plant Experiment’ to be Launched in 2020

Oct 14, 2014

In hopes of a long future on the Red Planet, researchers have proposed the addition of a horticultural experiment onboard NASA’s next Mars rover mission, scheduled to land in 2021. The proposed project, known simply as the “Mars Plant Experiment” (MPX) would not only aid in the understanding of plant growth on foreign planets, but also would lay the foundations for future colonies currently planning on settling in on Mars.