Sand scorpions, nocturnal hunters who spend their days in burrows, also leave distinct tracks.

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

In the last few weeks, a peculiar plant has begun to draw attention as it reaches full bloom across central Illinois.

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion ...

From freezing temperatures to voracious underground pests and other threats, corn roots are often under attack. A corn plant’s overall health—and potential yield—starts with its root system.

Experts detect mass peaking in several plant roots at two spots, showcasing that bimodality is possibly common in them.

Depending on the efficiency of the plant or tree species, it may take as little as 200 pounds (24 gallons) of water to 1,000 pounds (120 gallons) to make a pound of dry matter.

Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are an important asset for power systems with high integration levels of renewable energy, and they can be controlled to provide various critical services to the ...

It wasn’t just Swiss companies that had their roots in the dye trade. Bayer was founded in 1863 as a dye maker in Wuppertal, the hometown of Karl Marx’s collaborator Friedrich Engels.

The eur1 mutant exhibited the absence of auxin-induced excision UR generation and partial failure during rescuing root regeneration. Our results demonstrate a link between the excision UR and ...