The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Around the world, phytoplankton in the upper ocean help to cycle key nutrients and regulate Earth's climate by absorbing ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...