A new study from Iceland’s Surtsey Island reveals that birds were responsible for carrying most of the plants that colonized ...

Growing up in Evanston, Libby Shafer hated the city’s grass lawns. They are overly manicured, which is “wasteful” and takes ...

Which plant hormones are critical in responding to drought conditions? How do plant hormone responses adjust to environmental changes? An article published in the journal Trends in Plant Science ...

Scientists have discovered that a crucial protein found in plants, called auxin response factor (ARF) first arose about 600 million years ago, which was long before there were any plants around. This ...

When the volcanic island of Surtsey rose from the North Atlantic Ocean in 1963, it offered scientists a once-in-a-lifetime ...

A research team has outlined how synthetic biology can accelerate discoveries in plant–microbe interactions, offering ...

A gift of $10 million to the University of Chicago from the Margot and Tom Pritzker Foundation will establish the Pritzker Plant Biology Center on the University’s Hyde Park campus. The research hub, ...

Scientists have discovered a "perfect disordered hyperuniform" pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Katrina Cornish has dedicated more than three decades to establishing a source for domestic natural rubber in the U.S. This, along with her work inventing new technology for cultivating ...

Sebastian Cocioba’s clapboard house on Long Island doesn’t look much like a cutting-edge plant biology lab. Then you step inside and peer down the hallway to see a small nook with just enough standing ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy holds a PhD in Biological ...