From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...

This plant root was among those studied as part of new research exploring the molecular underpinnings of how plants twist ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer ...

Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner. In most cases, these are “null mutations,” meaning the ...

A study by Kristin Winchell (NYU) sequenced the genomes of these reptiles and found 93 specific genes related to limb and skin development that had diverged from forest populations. The city lizards ...

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...

A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s ...

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Balanophora lost photosynthesis long ago but kept tiny plastids that run key chemistry and shows how forest parasites adapt ...

Many flowering plants are currently dormant, so the current season presents an ideal time to ‘dive’ into the garden’s foliage ...

Word of the day: VARIEGATED Pronunciation: var·ie·gat·ed UK /ˈveə.rɪ.ɡeɪ.tɪd/ US /ˈver.i.ə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɪd/ 'Variegated' describes ...