When the volcanic island of Surtsey rose from the North Atlantic Ocean in 1963, it offered scientists a once-in-a-lifetime ...

A heretofore unknown molecular mechanism helps plants save water in extreme drought and intense sunlight. A research team at ...

A new study from Iceland’s Surtsey island shows that birds carried most of the plants that colonised the island, overturning ...

and facilitate plant survival in increasingly extreme environments. The author of this study is Sergi ... Throughout the evolutionary history of plants, hormone systems emerged at different stages.

In this weeks “Connecting with COSI”, NBC4’s Monica Day learned about how plants use various smells to adapt to the environment in COSI’s “Nature’s Superheroes” exhibit. Plants can produce specific ...

A specimen of a jewelflower (Streptanthus brewerii) from the John M. Tucker Herbarium at UC Davis. Species of jewelflowers are found in areas of California that are generally cooler and wetter than ...