The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted some FAQs about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and under the question, “How does this Act change the way FDA regulates foods?” is this ...

Scientists have discovered that a plant's strategy to capture nutrients in the soil is the result of integration of different types of information. They found plants also have the ability to integrate ...

When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him. The animal ...

In a somewhat different world, Consuelo M. De Moraes would be revolutionizing vampire fiction. Creepy as her predator, Cuscuta pentagona, is, it is also, frankly, a plant. Better known as five-angled ...

The time a spider plant mom remains tethered to her spiderette can be influenced by the daughter plant's environment.

Your daffodils don't care what you have to say. They aren't uplifted by Mozart's symphonies. They don't feel pain when being pruned. These myths originally reached the mainstream with the book The ...

What if scientists could study human psychiatric illness in plants? Yale researchers think it’s possible and they’ve taken an important first step. In a study published June 2 in Cellular and ...

Plants don't need noses to smell. The ability is in their genes. Researchers have discovered the first steps of how information from odor molecules changes gene expression in plants. Manipulating ...

Gardens are a playground of color, texture, and life—but some of the most stunning plants can be little tricksters. Groundcovers are often adored for their lush carpets of green, bright blooms, or the ...