Australian researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice ...

Christopher Columbus and other early European explorers were best known for the “new” lands they discovered and the people ...

Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

We read with interest the Lancet Commission1 on rethinking coronary artery disease, which shifts focus from ischaemia to atherosclerosis. The prominence of diet as a risk factor for atherosclerotic ...

Optimal packing problems have inspired mathematicians for centuries. Biophysicists now add a layer to the question: How do ...

As a lover of fashion, I was intrigued to visit Material World, the first festival at London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, ...

Lots of people are excited about the idea of using plants to help us draw down some of the excess carbon dioxide we’ve been pumping into the atmosphere. It would be nice to think that we could ...

Plants are spreading across the globe faster than ever, largely due to human activity, and new research shows that the very same traits that make plants thrive in their native lands also drive their ...

Glow-in-the-dark plants bright enough to light up streets at night may sound like the stuff of science fiction or fantasy. But scientists have already made plants that emit a greenish glow. They are ...

Avid botanist, dedicated environmentalist, and lifelong educator Dr. J. Dan Pittillo passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 10, surrounded by family and friends, at the age of 86. This story, ...

The number of girls choosing to take a GCSE in computer science fell this year, breaking a consistent growth streak. In 2025, the number of girls taking computing at GCSE level dropped to 20,708, down ...

FOR MORE than a decade the Tamaya power station in the Atacama desert in northern Chile powered its local region using diesel. Today a shimmering array of solar panels stands in place of the dirty ...