In the global effort to combat climate change, large-scale, plant-based strategies such as planting forests and cultivating biofuels are an increasingly important part of countries' plans to reduce ...

How can dried plant specimens protect a rainforest? In myriad ways. Kept in collections known as herbariums, they store ...

Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique self-pollination method.

130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure ...

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure reproduction.

The results of cowslip observations carried out with the help of citizen scientists from 32 countries in over 5,200 locations shed light on the well-being of insect-pollinated plants under changing ...

Agriculture faces unprecedented challenges from environmental pressures and increasing demand for food production. As global ...

It includes the community ecology of the trees and other plant and non-plant species, as well as ecosystem processes and conservation. Carbon dioxide uptake in old northern forests increases more ...

China has announced new, stricter emissions standards for the coking industry to further reduce air pollutant discharge and promote the sector's high-quality development, according to the Ministry of ...

Scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most diverse herbivores on Earth. They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ...

Discover how wild plants could become resilient crops for a warming world, unlocking new potential for food security.

Burrowing owls typically live underground in natural burrows that they’ve taken over from prairie dogs, ground squirrels or ...