Small RNAs are short RNA molecules that help determine which genes in a cell are switched on or off. Until now, it was assumed that the small RNAs necessary for pollen development originate in the ...

Adrian Dyer previously received funding from The Australian Research Council. Klaus Lunau previously received funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. For flowering plants, reproduction is a ...

Humans like plants. We like seeing them change the colour of their leaves throughout the year. They connect us to nature even if we live in a big city. But most people don't think that much about the ...

Ancient plants called cycads say “come hither” in infrared. By Sofia Quaglia If a plant wants to reproduce, there are a number of tricks it can use to lure a pollinator insect. It can display gaudily ...

YouTuber ‘Plants in Jars’ is going viral after revealing that she accidentally crashed the rare plant market by using a process called ’tissue culture’ to easily replicate hard-to-find flora. There’s ...

Studying plant vegetative reproduction is key to increasing crop yield and for bioengineering. Kobe University research is making progress in studying the genetic regulation of the process in ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys. Most churches in Italy will soon be replacing the metal shield of the coat of arms ...

This archival footage from the 1930s offers an in-depth exploration of plant and aquatic life cycles, focusing on the processes of reproduction and growth at a microscopic level. The film begins with ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unfurling fiddlehead of the Christmas fern (_Polystichum acrostichoides_). Jacob S. Suissa, CC BY-ND Imagine a photograph of your ...