For the first time in nearly 50 years, a brand new genus and species of plant has been discovered in a U.S. national park. Now dubbed the wooly devil ( Ovicula biradiata) for its fuzzy white foliage ...

Spiders are declining in livestock-grazed areas, while ticks and mites are increasing. This change affects ecosystems and ...

A volunteer at Texas’ Big Bend National Park spotted bright red blooms after rain in a remote stretch of desert, leading to ...

Some orchids have evolved a unique parasitic lifestyle, abandoning full reliance on photosynthesis in favor of extracting ...

Anthony Taylor is an associate professor with the University of New Brunswick specializing in the relationship between ...

The end of the Cretaceous Period, 66 million years ago, marked the dramatic extinction of the dinosaurs. Until now, our ...

Severed heads were a unique funerary practice within the Iberian world and represent an exceptional opportunity to analyze ...

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are accelerating the development of improved agricultural products and ...

Most orchids live in a symbiotic relationship with fungi in their roots: The plants provide sugar they produce through photosynthesis and in return receive water and minerals from the fungi. However, ...

Most orchid species have a symbiotic relationship with the natural fungi found in their roots. The plants provide the fungi ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity -- more than by the ...

Researchers found that some orchids abandon photosynthesis and feed on fungi when conditions allow. Instead of relying on ...