Rising temperatures cause plants to leak more water, reducing their ability to absorb carbon and potentially turning them ...

The scientists used their data to chart where and when plant species emerged or disappeared across Siberia and Alaska.

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

Since the first farmers tilled the soil more than 10,000 years ago, the plow has been the essential tool of human survival.

As Australia swelters through a scorching summer, the nation's flora is facing not just extreme heat, but also prolonged heat ...

Elon Musk outlines a 25-50 year timeline for making Mars self-sustaining, aiming for human settlements with SpaceX's Starship ...

Earth Commission Report1 provides major new insights into the potential for the transgression of Earth-system boundaries ...

Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...

It may sound strange, but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain.