Biologists have uncovered a surprising connection between the way plants grow and how they defend themselves against ...

Heat waves are among the world's deadliest weather hazards. Every year, vast numbers of people are killed by heat stress and ...

Bengal Nagpur Railway's coal mining impact on vegetation in Jharsuguda studied using satellite data, highlighting ...

CHENNAI: Look at the leaves of plants and trees growing in areas near an open cast mine and chances are you would find fine ...

This decline was driven by two key factors. First, the leaf pores, called stomata, which allow carbon dioxide to enter and water to escape, became less open in response to the drier air around the ...

Dust particles obstruct the leaves' stomata, the tiny openings through which plants exchange gases with the atmosphere. This reduces the plant's ability to capture carbon and release oxygen.

During this period, novel structures such as tracheids, stomata, leaves, roots, and secondary xylem evolved. However, the evolution of life-history strategies in early land plants remains poorly ...

We’ve all suffered through one of the longest stretches of miserable, bone-chilling subzero temperatures in years in the Pittsburgh area. Surely that ...

Rice is the basis of life for many people. An international research team involving researchers from Würzburg wants to make ...