Students in a cross-disciplinary studio are finding inspiration in nature for conceptual, environmentally friendly design ...

Trees may forgo photosynthesis if they can’t absorb enough water overnight, revealing how drought reshapes their daily ...

"Almost every single land plant is using this principle." Scientists are shooting plants with lasers to unravel mysteries of ...

Plants have small pores on the underside of their leaves, known as stomata. When the sun rises, these pores open and the ...

Plants have small pores on the underside of their leaves, known as stomata. When the sun rises, these pores open and the plants absorb carbon dioxide ...

A microscope image shows the surface of a Kapur Paya fossil leaf. Tiny pores called stomata and the outer skin cells of the ...

Water scarcity and salinity of soil pose great risks to rice cultivation in most regions of India. Not only do they minimize ...

The pathway of entry is the same structures that allow plants to breathe—their stomata, tiny pores that open and close to exchange gases. Once inside, particles move through the plant’s internal water ...

Credit: ZME Science/AI-generated illustration. On a humid morning in Tianjin, China, researchers crouched in a public park with clippers and gloves, collecting leaves from hedges, grasses, and ...

Some plants use aerenchyma, a tissue, which acts like a snorkel, transporting gases between submerged and exposed parts of the plant ...

One of two main craters on Alaska’s Mount Spurr, shown in 1991. Earthquake activity suggests the volcano is close to erupting again in 2025. (Photo by R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U ...