Scientists infuse plants with the luminescence of fireflies. 

Among this year’s winners are a geneticist who revealed how plants respond to shade and a group of physicists who mapped the universe’s background radiation.

Scientists discover the real pollinators of a popular houseplant flower. 

Agriculture faculty members allege funding from industry organizations is tied to their employment status.

Plantings of non-GM refuges counter the development of resistance.

Herbivores may take to omnivory and eat conspecifics when the plants they feed on produce unsavory protective chemicals.

Genomic analysis of an oak tree that lived during Napoleon’s time supports the idea that plants somehow avoid the accumulation of mutations in their stem cells.

Cells within the growing root tip of an Arabidopsis plant elongate and divide, driving it forward in search of nutrients.

Scientists engineered the Artemisia annua plant to produce twice the normal amount of artemisinin, the main component in many malaria treatments.

Grass cell stomata have a set of subsidiary cells flanking their guard cells, allowing the moisture-regulating portals to react more quickly to environmental conditions.