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Apr 1, 2025 · Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

Oct 16, 2024 · Insects stuck in sundew plants’ sticky secretions suffocate and die before being subjected to a medley of digestive enzymes.

Aug 5, 2025 · The unique architecture of some ball-like plants high in trees in Fiji lets violent ants live peacefully and feed the plant with valuable droppings.

Jan 20, 2026 · Author Christopher Woods unpacks the science behind ancient plants’ longevity in a new book.

Jul 31, 2025 · Potatoes came from a cross between an ancient species of tomato and a tuberless potato-like plant, a new genetic study shows.

Mar 30, 2023 · Stressed tomato plants make distinctive clicking noises that can be picked up by ultrasonic microphones. In this clip, scientists condensed the sounds and brought them into the …

Oct 15, 2025 · Plants How dandelions rig the odds for catching upward gusts New images reveal microstructures that, depending on how the wind blows, help give a dandelion seed lift-off or the grip …

Aug 6, 2025 · A gene called IBSH1 helped spreading earthmoss thrive at high gravity, hinting at how plants adapted to photosynthesize on land.