Plants do not rely only on their leaves to feed on carbon dioxide. A new study in Carbon Research reveals that maize roots ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction ...

Things, You Should Know, About Moving Plants to a New Home. Apartment Therapy asked experts how to keep plants alive when moving. Here are 3 of their tips. 1. Limit exposure to extreme temperatures.

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The easiest and most reliable way to produce new jade plants is to propagate stem cuttings in soil. Stem cuttings produce ...

The backyard plant trend causing arguments usually involves plants that grow quickly or spread roots and branches beyond ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

Balanophora lost photosynthesis long ago but kept tiny plastids that run key chemistry and shows how forest parasites adapt ...

Herbs are pretty fussy, and everything from temperature fluctuations to pests can pose a risk to their survival if you plan ...

The tallest plants alive today can grow to over 100 meters tall. But they evolved from ancestors that were just a few ...