Hidden beneath the forest floor, Thismia is one of nature’s strangest and most secretive plants. Often called the "vampire plant," it doesn’t photosynthesize like most plants – instead, it ...

Plants are pretty, but thousands in the U.S. are invasive species, disrupting delicate ecosystems. Now, researchers in the Tri-State are trying to restore the balance.

The mysterious plant, Thismia kobensis, was rediscovered growing a few inches from a forest floor in Japan.

Biodiversity isn’t just about what’s growing in the forest, but also how it’s growing. Forests with a wide range of tree ...

This means that plants and animals must adapt in order to survive in the rainforest. And throughout the eons, myriad plants and animals, including some features in this article, have done just that.

The 390 million-year-old fossils supplant the Gilboa fossil forest in New York state, which dates back 386 million years, as the world's oldest known forest.

Many indoor plant enthusiasts already know that mirrors can be used to direct more sunlight onto plants that need it. Scientists have now developed a method of applying that same principle to ...

A new study identified the largest known genome of any organism in a fern found in Pacific islands. Its cells have more than 50 times the DNA as human cells have.

The researchers investigated how nutrients control the production of leaf litter onto the forest floor. Plant leaves actively remove human-produced carbon dioxide from the atmosphere when they ...

Meet the Coolest Tiny Plants in the Forest A whole, big world lives within the surprisingly beautiful realm of miniature plant life.