We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the ...

Mauricio Martínez was convinced he was going to die. The year was 2021 and Martínez, gravely ill with COVID-19, struggled to ...

Plants the world over are absorbing about 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to a new assessment. The research is expected to improve Earth system simulations that scientists ...

Plants adapt their water consumption to environmental conditions by counting and calculating environmental stimuli with their guard cells.

We may earn a commission from your purchases. Whether it’s brightening your home office with indoor plants or growing herbs outside to cook with, having plants can dramatically increase your ...

Stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into more mature, specialised cells. Stem cells can be unipotent, multipotent, pluripotent or totipotent ...

Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells that are present in multiple tissues, including umbilical cord, bone marrow and fat tissue. Mesenchymal stem cells can self-renew by ...

They both produce spores instead of flowers or cones. Posey: Mosses don't look like flowering plants; they don't have a stem, or roots or leaves. They need to live in damp places. Ivy: What about ...

So they have to protect the more delicate parts of themselves: The trunk, the branches or the stem. But the leaves ... Ivy: So why do some plants stay green all year round? Do they not like ...

Impact and progress Frontiers' impact Progress Report 2022 All progress reports ...