- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2013
Plants Regrow After Spending 5 Centuries Buried in Ice
As the Teardrop Glacier retreats, plants under it return to life
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 7th, 2013
Plants Talks to Each Other, Some Are Friendly and Some Are Mean
Researchers say a plant's neighbors influence its growth
- Games Blog
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- May 1st, 2013
Make Something Unreal Winner Epigenesis Shows Off Gameplay in New Trailer
The game is designed to appeal to the eSports crowd
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 29th, 2013
Plants Create Sunshades to Curb Climate Change, Study Says
Researchers explain gases emitted by plants have sun-dimming effect
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 24th, 2013
Sealed Bottle Garden Still Alive and Kicking After 40 Years
The man who planted the garden has never opened the bottle to allow in fresh air and water
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 21st, 2012
Green Tip: Home-Made, $10 Robots Help You Grow Plants Indoors
These devices will make sure your very own botanical garden gets all the light it needs
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 13th, 2012
Green Tip: How to Turn a Computer Into a Flower Pot, Still Keep It Working
The heat generated by the PC can be made to support various plants
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 1st, 2012
England's Poison Garden Is Home to About 100 Deadly Plants
Visitors are required to keep their distance, avoid health hazards
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 30th, 2012
Oregon Makes Bugs Go After Others of Their Kind to Protect Valuable Plants
The state’s nurseries now resort to bug-on-bug biological control
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 19th, 2012
Neanderthals May Have Been the First Doctors
New evidences suggest they were using medicinal plants
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 5th, 2012
Leaves of Some Plants Narrow Due to Global Warming
The effect was observed in the field by Australian researchers
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 3rd, 2012
Critical Step in Photosynthesis Revealed at RPI
The study may be used to create new types of photovoltaics
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 29th, 2012
How Plants Help Bees Remain Attached to Their Petals
Newly found mechanism ensures insects can latch on to flowers
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 25th, 2012
Nanoparticles Simultaneously Deliver DNA, Proteins Inside Cells
American investigators create new techniques of controlling plant cells
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 22nd, 2012
Plants Cool Their Leaves by Elongating Their Stems
This adaptation is particularly useful in hot environments
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 14th, 2012
Plant Protein Study Could Lead to Improved Yields, Production
The discovery could also have applications in the fields of medicine
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 3rd, 2012
Plants' Response to Global Warming Severely Underestimated
Warming experiments show the drastic effects of climate change on vegetation