130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure ...

The film explains the process of plant reproduction, covering both asexual and sexual methods. Asexual reproduction is demonstrated through simple organisms like algae, where cell division leads to ...

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure reproduction.

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...

At just 45 millimeters tall, Zosterophyllum is one of the smallest known plants from its epoch, offering clues to plant ...

A cereal-specific transcription factor, ZmICE1a, positively regulates storage in the central part of the endosperm while negatively regulating defence in its peripheral region, revealing the ...

Stigma The top of the female part of the flower which collects pollen grains. During plant reproduction, pollen grains need to move to the stigma of a flower. This is called pollination.

Tri Nguyen is a sixth grader at Hawthorne Elementary in Boise, Idaho. This is his opinion, research and writing on wildfires.

But how did these immobile organisms manage to spread so far? One answer is pollination, or plant sexual reproduction. Pollinators—typically wind, water, and animals—carry pollen from one ...