Plants store carbon in two primary forms: starch and triacylglycerols (TAGs). Starch is mainly stored in chloroplasts in ...

Explores the structure and function of green plants, focusing on their three main parts: roots, stems, and leaves. Roots anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals through root hairs. Stems ...

Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens. Terpenoids are already known for their medicinal uses. Some can fight cancer, ...

From the turning of the fagus to the flutter of falling elm leaves, a red-golden carpet is unfurling across the more ...

Primatologists and conservation organizations have launched a 10-year action plan to improve the outlook for langur monkeys in the Sundaland biodiversity hotspot, a region of Southeast Asia that spans ...

An unassuming dogwood tree outside Camp David became the solution to a devastating disease. A University of Tennessee professor found it.

Visit Lake Bluff Bird Sanctuary to see Michigan’s giant sequoia tree, a hidden gem that offers a taste of Sequoia National ...

It's been quite the rollercoaster ride this spring season in terms of temperatures and precipitation, and we aren't the only ones who think that.

I love native plants. I love them for many reasons, all of which you’ve no doubt heard before if you yourself are a native ...