It's that time of year again – and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on – when we recap the many ...

Scientists have discovered that orchids depend on fungi living in decaying wood to sprout and survive their earliest stages. This hidden partnership reveals a new carbon pathway linking deadwood to ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Soaring demand and extreme weather worsened by climate change have wiped out harvests of the popular purple yam.

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Shrestha et al. reveal that rice PHYTOENE SYNTHASE 2 (OsPSY2) coordinates the carotenoid-derived biosynthesis of abscisic acid and strigolactones, which independently govern iron plaque deposition and ...

Climate change and geopolitical uncertainties require proactive measures to ensure food security and human resilience, with a focus on sustainable agricultural practices and soil preservation. We ...