The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

Ants living in the soil of your plants are a problem that most people have experienced; however, these creatures do more than ...

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...

Learn how an underground plant is redefining what plants need to survive.

Beavers, earthworms, prairie dogs, elephants, and more don't just live in ecosystems, they reshape them to the benefit of ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

New research shows potatoes evolved from tomatoes through ancient plant mixing that created underground tubers.

Central Florida is gearing up for a significant rise in pollen over the next few weeks as temperatures climb and plants shift ...

Prize recognizes Venkatesan Sundaresan and Imtiyaz Khanday’s work marking a breakthrough for sustainable agriculture ...