This separation of sexes in plants is called dioecy. One reason why dioecy may evolve is because of the negative effects that ...

The more a plant species invests in defense, the less potential it has for growth, according to a study. Research made possible by open science provides new insights into plant adaptation and ...

California is what’s known as a biodiversity hotspot because of the large amount of endemic natural life found here, especially plants. Endemic means these plants can only be found here and nowhere ...

Around 410 million years ago, terrestrial life was relatively simple. There were no forests or prairies—land was largely dominated by slimy microbial mats. The types of plants that would eventually ...

Lola McMullan (in foreground), a graduate student and Carver Fellow; Hope Gruszewski (at back left), laboratory specialist senior; and Shae Forwood, a senior, work with fungi and plant tissue cultures ...

"By colonizing the continents and moving to the source of the elements whose availability constrained their ocean-dwelling ancestors, land plants set themselves up to become the second great ...