Among the numerous weed species, one in particular presents a significant threat — dodder weed. This invasive plant has the ...

From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

Some of the most eye-catching plant cultivars can be invasive, poisonous, or attractive to unwelcome insects. Of course, what’s bad in one garden might be OK in another. It depends on matters ...

Sandy and Jim Parrill garden at Chaos, their acre of the Ozarks in Joplin, Missouri. Sandy is a lifelong gardener, Missouri ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Echeveria comes in many sizes, colors, and varieties, and it is an ideal main plant poolside due to its toughness and drought resistance, but also because its colors—blues, greys, pinks ...

Most plants get the energy they need through photosynthesis, but some get their nutrition by stealing it from another plant instead. About 1% of flowering plants (around 4,000 species) are parasitic.

Plants help people and animals to live. Plants provide food for people and animals to eat. They also make oxygen. All people and animals need oxygen to breathe. Plants are a very important part of ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — It is crucial for organisms to be able to control which genes are expressed in which cells and when. Naturally occurring chemical modifications of ... Even Marine Animals in ...

But the convenience doesn’t stop there. Some retailers now also give shoppers detailed instructions on how to care for their plants after purchase, so even if you’re just starting to dip your ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...