Plants

Discoveries Scientists learn how tobacco plants make nicotine: could lead to new low-nicotine strains

Scientists discovered the hidden enzyme system tobacco plants use to produce nicotine after nearly 200 years of mystery.

Green Impact Scientists use sound waves to create protective crystal coatings on crops Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Meandering rivers existed before land plants appeared, Stanford study finds Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Why flowering plants survived Earth’s greatest extinction while dinosaurs did not Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Seeds can sense the sound of falling raindrops, MIT study finds Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Scientists discover the invisible scent language of plants Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact DNA breakthrough reveals the hidden life of plant roots Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Strange parasitic ‘mushroom’ plant abandoned photosynthesis and somehow flourished Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Harvard scientists tell a ‘hot’ story about beetles and plant sex Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Fungi’s ancient origins: How they shaped life on Earth a billion years ago Joseph Shavit

Health Common plant virus shows stunning results in targeting and destroying cancer cells

Green Impact Breakthrough enzyme discovery fights crop disease and prevents outbreaks

Green Impact MIT is transforming plants into bright, eco-friendly city lights

Green Impact Worldwide increase in plant CO2 capture signals major climate shift

Green Impact Ice age plants reveal clues about climate change and mass extinctions

Green Impact This tiny plant could revolutionize agriculture and combat climate change

Health Remarkable African plant could revolutionize tuberculosis treatment