Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...

Life has a way of bouncing back, even after catastrophic events like forest fires or volcanic eruptions. While nature's ...

A plant's success may depend on how well the three sets of genetic instructions it carries in its cells cooperate, according ...

Caroline Brophy receives funding from Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future program, grant number 19/FFP/6888; the ...

Such habitats support the gathering of wild plants for provisioning purposes and for ecotourism development because of multiplier effects; for example, grasslands of the Pieniny Mountains are the ...

Plants grow best when genetics inside cells cooperate, while mismatched genetics reduce photosynthesis and climate resilience ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s ...

Researchers have described a new-to-science species of carnivorous plant that’s known from only three locations on the ...

Scientists cultivating partnerships of fungi and algae believe their invention has far-out implications for how we create the ...

Areas dominated by humans are home to fewer species, with similar ecosystem function and proximity in the evolutionary family tree, a recent study in Nepal’s southern plains suggests. Human activities ...

The Blushing Scrub Balm is an endangered mint that only grows in the Lake Marion Creek Wildlife Management Area. The recently refined Corridor F won't be constructed through the plant's habitat; ...