When a plant isn’t doing well in the garden, it can feel a bit like dealing with a sick pet or young child. They can’t tell ...

"Growing" on the defensive! Here's how researchers are providing a whole new look at how plants make their own protection ...

Led by plant biology associate professor José Dinneny, the Dinneny Lab explores plant growth in relation to environmental stressors, particularly investigating how plants’ roots sense water ...

Scientists have identified genes that allow plants to pause root growth during environmental stress and restart it when conditions improve.

The patient intake form for a lifeless Christmas cactus reads like a semi-neglectful parent’s guilty defense. Yes, the environment was humid and not very sunny, but it was loving. Perhaps the cactus ...

Even if you don't know what 3D microfluidic networks are, that doesn't change the fact that they have some very valuable possible uses. Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the ...