About 3.7 billion years ago, a string of naturally occurring amino—the same kind that astronomers have found in meteorites ...

The timing of plants' root placement is due to autophagy, the recycling pathway many people associate with health benefits ...

Plants have small pores on the underside of their leaves, known as stomata. When the sun rises, these pores open and the ...

From sleep aids and stress relief to vitamins and energy boosts, wellness patches are surging in popularity. These stick-on ...

Plastic production is increasing sharply. This has raised concerns about the effects of microplastics (typically defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 millimetres in diameter) and ...

The tobamoviral genome encodes proteins that have evolved to fulfill the main conceptual task of the viral infection cycle - the spread of the invading virus throughout the host plant cells, tissues, ...