Building soil health is one of the highest priorities for improving the overall environment, but cropland is not good for soil health. Importantly, according to the World Bank, 83 percent of existing ...

Among the vibrant colors of winter vegetables, the humble horseradish root stands alone. Read on to learn how to harness the ...

A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital ...

Crops don't generally thrive in desert-like ground, but 1000 years ago farmers in Israel utilised refuse such as ash and ...

Most environmental scientists agree that producing food from animals has a much greater environmental and climate impact than producing food from plants with equivalent nutritional value.

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...

Mitchell says phototropism is “nature’s magic” and is responsible for plants being able to stretch their stems, leaves, and budding flowers toward the strongest source of light. With that said, the ...

Plants survive climate change using genetic variations. Scientists studied Marchantia polymorpha to find key adaptation ...

As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions.