Scientists at the Salk Institute are buoyed after a first-of-its-kind study provided further clues on how plants in later stages of life protect themselves from environmental threats. Their findings ...

Tree structures have been widely used to model intelligent behavior, such as reasoning, problem-solving, and language ...

Hornworts, a group of small and often overlooked plants, may hold the key to revolutionizing agriculture and combating ...

UP to the present time, no X-ray investigations have been carried out on the molecular structure of chitin as present in plant cell-walls. The cell-walls of the sporangiophores of the fungus ...

Evergreens are the foundation of any well-designed garden, providing structure, texture and interest at all times of year. There are a handful of evergreens that not only look good but also have ...

(Karin Higgins/UC Davis) Several faculty at the University of California, Davis, are among the recipients of presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring and research ... how electron ...

Sunlight is key, and a few hours of light each day will help the plants grow new stems. In addition, snake plants require little water. In fact, watering them once or twice a month is typically ...

The team discovered that IPMK binds directly to SRF, altering the three-dimensional structure of the SRF protein ... tissue differentiation from stem cells, and neural activation through SRF ...