Plants : Science World Report

Sep 09, 2014 09:07 AM EDT

How an Unusual Flower is Pollinated by the Tiny Sunbird: It's All in the Twist

Scientists have found out how local sunbirds manage to sip from an unusually-shaped flower after recording visitors to a flower continuously over a period of days.

Sep 01, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

Office Plants May Cause Workers to be More Productive

Want your workers to be more productive? Plants may be the key. Scientists have found that "green" offices with plants actually make staff happier and more productive than offices without any traces of greenery.

Aug 27, 2014 07:59 AM EDT

Earth Can Support More Plant Growth Than Previously Thought: Agriculture Boosts Productivity

It turns out that our planet may not be as green as it could be. Scientists have found that Earth can produce much more land-plant biomass than previously thought.

Aug 26, 2014 11:42 AM EDT

Newly Sequenced Canola Genome Could Create Better Plants

The canola plant is used widely in both farming and industry. Now, scientists have managed to sequence this plant's genome, which may pave the way for improved versions of this plant in the future.

Aug 15, 2014 11:36 AM EDT

Plants and Their Parasites May 'Talk' to One Another with RNA Communication

Can plants talk? They can certainly communicate. A scientist has discovered a potentially new form of plant communication that allows them to share an extraordinary amount of genetic information with one another.

Aug 09, 2014 05:18 AM EDT

Crucial Chemical Pathway in Plants Traced Back to Ancient Groups of Bacteria

A fundamental chemical pathway that can be found in all plants has now been traced back to two groups of ancient bacteria. The findings reveal a bit more about the evolution of these pathways and could lead to future advances in plant science.

Aug 04, 2014 11:08 AM EDT

Scientists Trick Plants to 'See' Light to Increase Productivity

Could there be a way to increase the productivity of plants even out of season? Scientists may have just found the "switch" in plants to manage it.

Jul 30, 2014 11:55 AM EDT

Saving Seeds May Save the World's Plants, But Only When It's Customized

Scientists have taken a closer look at seed collection to save rare plants and have found that a more careful tailoring of seed collections may be crucial to preserving them for the future.

Jul 28, 2014 01:14 PM EDT

New Tool for Plants May Help Create 'Fuel' Crops for Bioenergy

Scientists have created a new tool that could potentially help create "fuel" crops for clean, renewable bioenergy--an assay that allows scientists to identify and characterize the function of nucleotide sugar transporters.

Jul 21, 2014 11:07 AM EDT

It's the Size that Matters: Plant Productivity is Impacted More by Age Than Climate

It turns out that the size and age of a plant may have more to do with their productivity than the environment that they're in. The findings could have implications for carbon capture and storage using plants.

Jul 14, 2014 10:59 AM EDT

Scientists Capture the Development of Flowers in 3D

Scientists have managed to chart the development of a flower in 3D. Monitoring the 14 developmental stages of Arabidopsis thaliana with micro-computed tomography, scientists have managed to learn a bit more about how flowers grow.

Jul 14, 2014 09:26 AM EDT

Vibrations Enhance Efficiency of Photosynthesis in Plant Leaves

Scientists are taking a closer look at photosynthesis with the help of short pulses of light and now, they've found out how vibrations can actually enhance the efficiency of this process.