Plants have a sophisticated internal communication system to help them optimize energy production. Now, a new study by an international team of scientists led by Penn State researchers reveals for the first time the molecular ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2025
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Throughout evolution, plants have continuously adapted to survive in changing environments. Apart from complex structural changes, plants have also developed various defense strategies against herbivores, including tougher ...
Evolution
Mar 28, 2025
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Plant behavior may seem rather boring compared with the frenetic excesses of animals. Yet the lives of our vegetable friends, who tirelessly feed the entire biosphere (including us), are full of exciting action. It just requires ...
Evolution
Mar 25, 2025
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Plants control their water consumption via adjustable pores (stomata), which are formed from pairs of guard cells. They open their stomata when there is a sufficient water supply and enough light for carbon dioxide fixation ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2024
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Gazing out on a freshwater pond, you may see tiny green plants with oval-shaped leaves floating in clusters. In overgrown ponds, these plants coat the water's surface. These plants—called duckweed or water lentils—can ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2024
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In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers have deciphered the molecular mechanism that regulates the rhythmic movements of stomata throughout the day.
Plants & Animals
May 29, 2024
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Plants emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere upon mechanical damages or insect attacks. Undamaged neighboring plants sense the released VOCs as danger cues to activate defense responses against upcoming ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2023
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A new computational pipeline for analyzing three-dimensional imaging data can help biologists more accurately and quickly see how the cells in a plant's leaves respond to the environment and identify plants that more efficiently ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2022
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Because breathing is generally involuntary, we sometimes forget how complicated it is. But biologists are gaining new insight into the intricate process in plants, with big implications for how to feed the world in the future.
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2022
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Water deficit is currently one of the most significant limiting factors for global agricultural productivity, a factor further exacerbated by global climate change, according to a 2019 water report from the Food and Agriculture ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2022
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