As the global population continues to grow, innovative solutions are needed to ensure food security. With limited land and ...

A group of 99-million-year-old flowers was discovered in present-day Myanmar (Burma) perfectly preserved in amber.

Plant evolution is the subset of evolutionary phenomena that concern plants. The study of plant evolution includes the study of genetic change and the variations that result in speciation.

Through genome analysis, the scientists uncovered surprising insights into yerba mate’s evolutionary history – particularly ...

Plant cells have several structures not found ... which remain similar to the cyanobacteria of 3 million years ago. However, the evolution of photosynthesis goes back even further, to the earliest ...

The journey to Earth's vibrant colours began over 600 million years ago with the evolution of vision. Fast-forward to today, ...

The gorillas also eat three other plants that are utilized in local medicine ... Oftentimes in human evolution, scientists only focus on the ‘typical’ or most common condition for individuals.

New research shows that a fossilized plant from the Green River Formation is even stranger than scientists originally thought ...

A new study has revealed the existence of bifunctional diterpene cyclases/synthases (DCSs) in bacteria, offering compelling evidence that the plant terpene synthase gene family, termed TPS, originated ...