A new study led by the University of Oxford has used a modeling approach to show that it is unlikely that plants would evolve ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...

Our hands perform thousands of complex tasks every day – can artificial intelligence help robots match these extraordinary human appendages?

In uncertain situations where information is lacking, individuals often find themselves imitating the choices of others. For ...

SolidddVision Smartglasses mimic a fly's eye structure to fill in missing vision for macular degeneration sufferers.

Warming alters plant germination timing, changing species dominance and reshaping ecosystems in unpredictable ways.

Ifham Nizam In a world grappling with the realities of climate change, understanding how plants adapt to environmental stressors is more critical than ever. A groundbreaking study led by Dr. Kaushalya ...

Plant hormones, also known as phytohormones, are chemicals that regulate plant cell processes. They are signal molecules produced within the plant functioning in extremely low concentrations. Aa ...

Iowa State University scientists have made a significant breakthrough in scientists' ability to identify specific proteins ...

The authors present new expression analysis software (TEKRABber) to help analyze expression correlations between transposable elements (TEs) and KRAB zinc finger (KRAB-ZNF) genes in experimentaly ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves.

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