Nitrogen fixation converts atmospheric nitrogen into forms plants can use, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers. This ...

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new Cornell study shows that even in this ...

Inside the Kansas City area facility, the plants, which start out as cuttings from another marijuana plant, begin life in one ...

MIT and SMART researchers developed a way to extend the shelf life of vegetables by injecting them with melatonin using ...

Injecting vegetables with the sleep hormone melatonin can extend their shelf life by up to 10 days, according to new research ...

The WHO predicts that by 2050, there will be one billion perimenopausal or postmenopausal women. Menopause, a natural phase in a woman's life, incorporates ...

Everything about a plant’s life is affected by its leaves. These powerhouses are the sugar factories of botany! Leaves have amazing ...

The timing of plants' root placement is due to autophagy, the recycling pathway many people associate with health benefits ...

University of Calgary researchers have discovered that all living organisms emit extremely faint light undetectable to the ...

As Texas grapples with how to provide potable water for a growing population, desalination seems an attractive proposition, especially on the Gulf Coast.

The light of someone's life might not be just another person, but light in the literal sense. According to a recent study by ...

A new end-of-life option is taking root in Georgia. Governor Brian Kemp recently signed a bill that legalizes human composting in the state. Supporters say it's a more eco-friendly alternative to ...