A global study has revealed the conditions under which non-native plants thrive in the world's many dryland regions and the ...

Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human ...

Study uses artificial intelligence to analyze sleep-promoting effects of nearly 1,000 aromatic plants and recognize the ...

Traces of black carbon in snow can alter the light reaching plants, potentially shifting growth patterns and reshaping ...

In a new study, physicists from the United States and Israel may have gotten to the bottom of a quirky behavior of growing plants—and a mystery that intrigued Charles Darwin himself during the later ...

A natural compound found in Aloe vera shows potential to block two key Alzheimer’s enzymes, offering a promising lead for future treatment.

Whatever challenges life throws, mothers often know best as they guide offspring through the risky stages of early development. This scenario, familiar when applied to humans, turns out to be true for ...

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Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...

People who consume plant-based oil instead of butter may experience beneficial health effects and even have a lower risk of premature death, according to a new study by investigators from Mass General ...