Understanding how roots grow can help us develop plants that—for example—are more resistant to drought. Research by Prof.

The plant science major applies the principles of biology, chemistry, and agriculture to plant life. The curriculum is flexible enough to let students create an academic program with their advisor ...

WashU biologists, led by Xuehua Zhong in Arts & Sciences, investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their ...

Researchers are connecting two ecological problems in the Northeast in hopes of reducing the risk of tick-borne illnesses.

Researchers in China have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by "touching" ...

Plants may have also developed strategies more ... in Brazil botanist Vinícius Brito said in a statement. Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is ...

Awuah, Indrani K. Baruah, Ching Chan, and Rajarshi Sanyal have been appointed as Plantae Editors to further support Plantae’s growth and goal to serve as a community resource for plant biologists, by ...

The more a plant species invests in defense, the less potential it has for growth, according to a study. Research made possible by open science provides new insights into plant adaptation and ...

In this podcast episode, CropLife International’s Emily Rees and Laurie Goodwin discuss how agricultural innovation and ...

A genetic regulator of tomato sweetness has been identified through comparison of wild and domesticated varieties of the plant. Genetically engineering tomatoes to alter this gene increases sugar ...

In addition to Cornell's School of Integrative Plant Sciences, other collaborators on the project were Wageningen University and Research of The Netherlands, Carnegie Institution for Sciences ...

In many ways, I see the University as a microcosm of empire through its mass surveillance, deference to profit, and exploitation of its labor. And, like all empires, it digs its own grave by ...