Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are ...

More than 2.3 million ancient genetic switches discovered in plants reveal how key growth controls endured 300 million years ...

In the context of escalating environmental challenges and agricultural demands, understanding how plants respond and adapt to stress has never been more ...

Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By comparing hundreds of plant genomes, researchers identified more than 2.3 million ...

Domestic agricultural processing does more than create demand for farm commodities. It anchors economic activity in rural communities.

The United States and Mexico have been in a historic megadrought since the turn of the century. For more than 25 years, the American Southwest has faced the severe social and economic consequences of ...

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Tech, AI, genomics and robotics are converging to compress R&D timelines, boost yields, and unlock new modes of action.

Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

Learn how a new mining bee species in Texas depends entirely on the cenizo (Texas Ranger) plant for survival.

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Nat Geo’s 2026 Nat Geo 33 highlights women creating local solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food ...