From birth, with a picture-perfect coat and a heart full of individuality: Pebbles is more than just an exceptionally beautiful cat. The combination of her fur colors and features is as genetically ...

A new study maps the unusual genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, offering new insights into the evolution of ...

Some plants produce heat, which has long puzzled botanists. But a new study suggests that infrared radiation is an ancient ...

Using a new AI method, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have rediscovered 51 old pea varieties that are no ...

Balanophora lost photosynthesis long ago but kept tiny plastids that run key chemistry and shows how forest parasites adapt ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

Tea plants are known for their ability to accumulate aluminum (Al), a trait that is beneficial for growth at optimal levels ...

Farmers are struggling to adapt to climate change and its challenges, but new research has some helpful advice.

Researchers have found a way to control protein levels inside different tissues of a whole, living animal for the first time.

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...