For thousands of years, humans have observed plants with fascination, marveling at their shapes, colors, and scents. However, until recently, we often considered them as simple passive organisms, ...

Scientists are beginning to understand how the natural world communicates, and they think that soon they’ll be able to understand what it’s saying. A report from Sven Batke, associate head of research ...

Good morning. It’s Thursday, Sept. 28. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. How researchers learned to understand the language of plants California’s new reproductive health laws 11 iconic ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An annual gathering on Kauai brings together artists who produce beautiful illustrations of the plants that grow and flourish at the National Tropical Botanical Garden. The ...

A friend recently told me her plants talk to her. I thought she was joking but she was serious. What is your opinion? Plants don’t verbally speak but they do communicate in many ways. Probably the ...

We may very well be able to translate plant languages soon, scientists claim. While you might think of plants as passive objects just existing on our planet, they are, in fact, living beings, and they ...

Researchers have revealed a previously unknown way plants shape their growth in response to light — a breakthrough that could better equip crops to handle environmental stress. In a first-of-its-kind ...

If you’ve been thumbing through a gardening catalog or shopping at a nursery, you’ve likely noticed two names assigned to each plant, a common name and a botanical name, the latter of which might read ...