CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Freezing temperatures, ice, and snow are challenges for plants and animals during winter in northeast Ohio. Unlike animals, plants are rooted in place. How do they survive? Plants ...

AMES, Iowa – Hongqing Guo studies a gene that affects both how plants grow and how they respond to environmental threats, hoping to unravel – and then harness – the balancing act between fortifying ...

Researchers discovered that soil microbes in Kansas carry drought “memories” that affect how plants grow and survive. Native plants showed stronger responses to these microbial legacies than crops ...

I have to face it. I am a nerd. More specifically, a science nerd. This has become abundantly clear after writing four books — great holiday gifts, by the way! — that try to decipher complicated plant ...

This undated image provided by Beth H. Brenner shows a border of elephant ears outside a home in Atlantic Beach, N.Y. Dreaming of a beach vacation? My guess is you’re picturing a palm tree.

The first week of November shuffles in the rain and storms of autumn, so take this as your cue to stop procrastinating and protect tender plants that you want to survive over the winter.