Australian microbe research is helping improve our understanding of the potential for life in extreme environments, offering ...

Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops Date: February 18, 2025 Source: University of Queensland Summary: Researchers have introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a ...

Where others see a natural air purifier, Ralf Reski, a plant biotechnologist at the University of Freiburg, saw untapped ...

Stone Age cooks were surprisingly sophisticated, combining an array of ingredients and using different techniques to prepare and flavor their meals, analysis of some the earliest charred food ...

Growing new plants from cuttings, buds, or roots is a lot easier than you think, especially if you choose the right plants to work with. Here are 15 of the easiest houseplants to propagate.

Companion planting is the practice of enhancing your crop production by growing combinations of different plants close together. Some combinations can significantly benefit plants and enrich the ...

Your garbage just might be your garden’s treasure! Here’s what you need to know about using eggshells for plants indoors and out.

Some plants stink of rotting meat or dung, which helps them attract flies for pollination. How plants make the carrion stench, which is usually produced by bacteria feasting on decaying corpses ...

Looking for some indoor plants to clean and purify air? The ideal bedroom plants are those that are soft in appearance with rounded leaves and petals. What to shop first 🛍️ What to know 📋 ...

In terms of overall size, Schmidt says, one of the largest carnivorous plants in the world grows in western Africa. Growing as a liana, or a ropy vine, Triphyophyllum peltatum can reach more than ...