(This May 23 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Marta Serafinko May 23 (Reuters) - Some of the plants ...

Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a ...

Today (May 22) is United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity, drawing attention to a critical resource for ...

BAY VIEW, MI – Anishinaabe author Robin Wall Kimmerer came to Northern Michigan and called on all of humanity to take a lesson from the trees and get to work fighting climate change. “In this year, ...

Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.

Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them. But a new field of research is challenging these assumptions and showing that ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County write a column about native plants in Ohio. When you think of Ohio, you might picture its bustling cities, ...

Question: Yesterday I read that “oaks are a keystone species”. What exactly does that mean? Answer: A keystone species is a plant, animal or microorganism that is vitally important to its environment.

India, May 20 -- Every year on May 20, the world observes World Bee Day to raise awareness about the crucial role bees and other pollinators play in maintaining ecosystems and global food production.