What does cannabis, coca leaf, and all coffee have in common? They all contain alkaloids, a powerful group of medicinal compounds found in plants around the world. While little is presently known ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Tropane alkaloids are a particular class of plant derived compounds that have been exploited by mankind since the domestication of medicinal plants. The distribution of these alkaloids is scattered ...

However, in a very surprising twist, some tomatoes on the Galapagos islands are inching back down the ladder. When they found the backwards-reaching plants, researchers from the University of ...