Plants call upon wind, water or helpful animals to carry out this crucial step of their life cycle.
All proteins are not equal, research is showing. So while most Americans get plenty of protein, they might not be eating the most nutritious blend.
A type of Japanese dogbane emits the distress signal of injured ants — a particular scent — to draw in scavenging flies that end up pollinating its flowers.
Here’s why some trees put on a colorful grand finale before losing their leaves for the winter.
Let’s find out how pinecones respond to different temperatures — by mimicking changes in weather from the comfort of our own kitchens!
Today’s potato likely came from a chance cross between an ancient tomato and a spud-less potato-plant lookalike, research shows.
Scientists thought they knew what was behind rose petals’ geometry. They were wrong.
Let’s use a technique called paper chromatography to separate the pigments lurking in tree leaves.
Where those red beans — also called adzuki — came from had been murky. A new study says it all started in Japan.
