Interactive activities, animal encounters and hands-on fun will bring science to life at Brevard Zoo this summer.

Belarusian and Kazakh researchers have joined forces to create plant cadastre, record medical and rare plants of Kazakhstan, the V.F.

It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...

A powerful natural bug repellent is hiding in some of our plants, but Michigan State University researchers said it may also be making our air dirtier, raising new concerns about crop science and ...

Scientists have discovered a new way plants sense heat. Plants use sunlight, sugar, and internal signals. This helps them ...

Experts want to combat new species of plants that are moving around within the United States, and coming from around the ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

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Scans uncover world's oldest plant-like fossils Wednesday, 15 March 2017Ancient algae New scanning technology gives scientists an extraordinary view inside the cells of what may be 1.6 billion ...

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...