The topic of whether plants can think, learn, and intentionally choose their actions has been under debate since the establishment of plant neurobiology as a field in 2006

In what is believed to be a first for North America, biologists discovered that meat-eating pitcher plants consume not just bugs but also young salamanders

The use of natural gas has grown in recent years, bolstered by improved efficiency in shale gas extraction and the perception that natural gas is a less dirty fossil fuel

The foam is mostly made from nanocrystals of cellulose, the most abundant plant material on earth

The date palm has a wax that can withstand high temperatures and therefore has an impressive waterproof skin 

These symbioses could help scientists understand how ecosystems may shift as climate change alters the interplay between plants, microbes, and soil

Can epigenetics help us grow food more efficiently and combat global hunger?

Scientists recover dozens of antimicrobial and anticancer compounds from seaweed

UC Riverside study could lead to better strategies for protecting crops from attacks by pathogens

The artificial leaf would be at least 10 times more efficient than natural leaves at converting carbon dioxide to fuel