An Alberta entomologist believes the key to protecting human health comes from a better understanding of biology.

Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving into the future, ...

Discover why planting native plants in your yard, no matter how small, is crucial for supporting wildlife, pollinators, and the health of ecosystems.

A study on medicinal plants published in Cell highlights the symbiotic relationship between humans and plant species, particularly in the context of medicine. This relationship, which spans millennia, ...

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom of ...

Soil health is a vital factor in the global food production system, influencing both the quality and safety of the food we ...

There is, as the United Nations notes, a global food crisis in 68 countries, with 318 million people facing acute hunger. Fortunately, some researchers in the US are turning their attention to finding ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed a surprising biochemical connection between plant immune responses and human neurological health. Researchers have discovered that the metabolic pathways regulating ...

Purdue University leaders on Thursday (Nov. 13) joined more than 250 high-level representatives and experts from industry, academia, government and nonprofits for the BioCrossroads Life Sciences ...

In 1997, at age 19, Toby Kiers talked her way into the Smithsonian's renowned tropical research institute on Barro Colorado, an island in the middle of the Panama Canal. The scientists studied the ...