Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed dissolving microneedle patches that deliver living ...

Sugar transporters are integral to the distribution of carbohydrates, which serve not only as energy sources but also as critical regulators of plant growth and organ development. These proteins ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...

Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have uncovered a long-sought mechanism employed by primitive land plants such as bryophytes (including mosses and ...

Ghent, Belgium, 10 March 2025 – New research from an international team of plant biologists, led by researchers at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, has revealed crucial insights into ...

AMES, Iowa – Hongqing Guo studies a gene that affects both how plants grow and how they respond to environmental threats, hoping to unravel – and then harness – the balancing act between fortifying ...

Soil is the foundation of life on Earth. It provides us with the food, minerals, and nutrients that sustain human existence.

A project at Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has developed a portable live-imaging system for plant roots, combining optics with data analysis. The ...

The idea of music boosting plant growth has been around for many years, but a new study has found that monotonous noise stimulates a type of fungus that improves the growth of plants. In a paper in ...

Nighttime temperatures have increased in the Kansas City area, and that’s bad news for our plants. Evening should be a period of rest for a plant. Instead, the plant is forced to focus more on ...