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

Trees and greenspace can drive down urban temperatures – but they must be able to draw water from the soil to achieve these ...

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

Researchers at the Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) at the University of Bayreuth have found ...

The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found ...

Earth systems models are an important tool for studying complex processes occurring around the planet, such as those in and between the atmosphere and biosphere, and they help researchers and ...

Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.

Photosynthesis -- mainly carried out by plants -- is based on a remarkably efficient energy conversion process. To generate chemical energy, sunlight must first be captured and transported further.

Efficient method for directly modifying endogenous plant proteins remains unavailable. Here, the authors develop a Targeted Condensation-prone-protein Degradation (TCD) strategy using a ...

In addition, genetically modified plants may someday be used to produce recombinant vaccines. In fact, the concept of an oral vaccine expressed in plants (fruits and vegetables) for direct ...

Silicon (Si) is a widely recognized beneficial element in plants. With the emergence of nanotechnology in agriculture, silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) demonstrate promising applicability in sustainable ...