As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions.
When the volcanic island of Surtsey rose from the North Atlantic Ocean in 1963, it offered scientists a once-in-a-lifetime ...
University of Calgary researcher Sam Yeaman and his team have determined in a recent study that there are some key genes that are particularly important for how plants respond adaptively to ...
A heretofore unknown molecular mechanism helps plants save water in extreme drought and intense sunlight. A research team at ...
Species of jewelflowers are found in areas of California that are generally cooler and wetter than the southwest deserts where the group originated. But a new study based on herbarium collections ...
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 ...