Scientists identify protein that controls leaf growth and shape. In autumn, it is not only the colours that catch the eye, but also the different sizes and shapes of leaves. But what makes leaves of ...

In efforts to better understand how soybean plants capture and use light, researchers at the University of Illinois ...

Applied mathematicians dissected the morphology of the plantain lily, a characteristic long leaf with a saddle-like arc midsection and closely packed ripples along the edges. The simple cause of the ...

There’s one thing about leaves that science has long agreed upon: They only grow so big as available water allows — but not so big that the whole plant overheats. The water part makes sense. We all ...

In autumn, it is not only the colours that catch the eye, but also the different sizes and shapes of leaves. But what makes leaves of different plants differ so much in their shapes? Scientists at the ...