From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Ivy: So why do some plants stay green all year round? Do they not like to lose their leaves? Posey: Evergreen trees don't lose their leaves. That's because they are made differently with a waxy coat.

Put the ones that have the same characteristics together. So you can look after them easier. Plants fall into four categories: With seeds or without seeds; flowering plants, conifers, ferns and ...

The best fake plants, though, are the ones that look almost as natural as real ones and suit a variety of tastes and styles. Our top picks include the West Elm Faux Potted Rubber Tree, a lifelike ...

No matter what color your thumb, you likely already know that all plants need water to reach their full potential—after all, that basic knowledge goes back to introductory middle-school science ...

We’ve all been stumped for the name of a plant at times, whether shopping at a garden centre, visiting a garden or on holiday. Plant-id apps promise to identify plants from a picture taken on your ...

Oct. 7, 2024 — A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They ...

Oct. 16, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...

Whether it’s brightening your home office with indoor plants or growing herbs outside to cook with, having plants can dramatically increase your quality of life. However, there’s almost ...