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Published 'Zero plant extinction' is possible, says plant ecologist - Zero Plant Extinction is Possible, Says Plant Ecologist



Like animals, many plant species are struggling to adapt to a human-dominated planet. However, plant ...
Published Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators - Bigger Flowers, Greater Rewards: Plants Adapt to Climate Disruptions to Lure Pollinators


There's been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world ...
Published Earth's first plants likely to have been branched - Earth's First Plants Likely to Have Been Branched


A new discovery changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants. ABSTRACT: Earth's First Plant ...
Published Plant and forest researchers do not 'anthropomorphize' plants



Plants are often attributed with abilities similar to those known in the animal or human world. Tree ...
Published Harnessing green energy from plants depends on their circadian rhythms



Plant hydraulics drive the biological process that moves fluids from roots to plant stems and leaves ...
Published Without this, plants cannot respond to temperature - Without This, Plants Cannot Respond to Temperature


Scientists have significantly advanced the race to control plant responses to temperature on a rapid ...
Published British flower study reveals surprise about plants' sex life - British Flower Study Reveals Surprising Facts About Plants' Sex Life



A study of Britain's native flowering plants has led to new insights into the mysterious process tha ...
Published Team finds reliable predictor of plant species persistence, coexistence - Team Finds Reliable Predictor of Plant Species Persistence, Coexistence



Ecological scientists have long sought ways to measure and predict how specific plant communities wi ...
Published Even Sonoran Desert plants aren't immune to climate change - Even Sonoran Desert Plants Aren't Immune to Climate Change


In North America's hottest, driest desert, climate change is causing the decline of plants once thou ...
Published 360-million-year-old Irish fossil provides oldest evidence of plant self-defense in wood - 360-Million-Year-Old Irish Fossil Provides Oldest Evidence of Plant Self-Defense in Wood



Scientists have discovered the oldest evidence of plant self-defense in wood in a 360-million-year-o ...
Published AI increases precision in plant observation



Artificial intelligence (AI) can help plant scientists collect and analyze unprecedented volumes of ...
Published How to help save plants from extinction



Now is the time to identify the conditions that cause plants to die. Doing so will allow us to bette ...
Published Thousands of native plants are unphotographed, and citizen scientists can help fill the gaps - Thousands of Native Plants are Unphotographed, and Citizen Scientists Can Help Fill the Gaps


New research finds almost 4000 Australian plant species have not been photographed before in the wil ...
Published From cross to self-pollination - From Cross to Self-Pollination: The Evolution of Plant Reproduction



Biologists provide evidence for an alternative genetic mechanism that can lead to plants becoming se ...
Published Genomic study sheds light on how carnivorous Asian pitcher plants acquired signature insect trap



Scientists sequenced the genome of the East Asian pitcher plant, Nepenthes gracilis, a species of ca ...
Published Urbanization increases seasonal differences in plant-pollinator networks



Increasing urbanization worldwide is a growing threat to biodiversity. At the same time, flowering p...
Published A window into plant evolution: The unusual genetic journey of lycophytes



An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable genetic phenomenon in lycophytes, wh...
Published Scammed! Animals 'led by the nose' to leave plants alone



Fake news works for wallabies and elephants. Herbivores can cause substantial damage to crops or end...
Published Nature's great survivors: Flowering plants survived the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs



A new study by researchers from the University of Bath (UK) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méx...
Published What makes some plant groups so successful?



Researchers involved in cataloguing the world's plant species are hunting for answers as to what mak ...