Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a remarkably streamlined strategy for developmental ...

Seedless watermelons are basically the best thing ever. But they’re also a delicious paradox. Seeds are a key part of plant ...

Plants use a clever cellular signal to keep growing and flowering as seasons shift and climate conditions become less ...

The team found that when a plant is wounded, such as when a leaf, stem, or root is cut, the cells experience a sudden rise in ...

What came first — the plant or the seed? Columnist Carol Barany explores how plants made the leap from water to land, why ...

In India’s harsh deserts, spiny-tailed lizards subtly change diets with seasons, storing energy for winter and shifting food ...

King’s lomatia is a single clonal plant that has survived for over 43,000 years. Here’s how it’s outlasted ice ages, climate ...

The reproduction clockwork of this elusive species adds another layer of tragedy to their disappearing population.

Learn how to identify and control pesky aphids on your indoor plants to prevent further damage and keep them from coming back ...

Every ecosystem is shaped by billions of invisible battles: organisms competing for light, nutrients, space, or mates. These competitive interactions determine which species survive, how they evolve, ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...

The homeowner called Tom, from the United Kingdom, told Newsweek he "had no idea it was there, so it was surprising." ...