Tom Leighton is known for highlighting the photosynthesis process by swapping characteristic greens for otherworldly ...

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The fungi colonize plant roots and help them absorb nutrients. In return, plants ...

Explores the structure and function of green plants, focusing on their three main parts: roots, stems, and leaves. Roots anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals through root hairs. Stems ...

Increased soil salinity can reduce damage from prominent tomato pests such as the tomato fruitworm, according to researchers ...

Hathway notes that LCOs can use PGRs in different ways. “Heavy rates could really shut down growth, while lighter rates could ...

Engineers have made bacteria to produce hyperspectral signals that can be detected as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and other ...

Researchers suggest the bacteria could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, acting as sensors to help farmers ...

As soon as the first rays of sunshine appear, a reflex takes hold. We put away the winter soups, look at the young shoots, ...

Green oceans on early Earth, shaped by iron, pushed microbes to evolve light-absorbing tools that worked in green light.

Epsom salt contains magnesium, which all plants need for photosynthesis. Magnesium is rarely lacking in most soils so adding it to lawns is not useful. Only apply fertilizer after doing a soil test to ...

Earth's oceans could one day turn purple. Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a ...

Incomplete data results in reduced genetic diversity and contributes to population decline. Commonly known as the “corpse ...