New research uncovers reversal of evolution in island plants. On the younger, volcanic islands of the Galápagos, wild tomato ...

New data on the evolution of plants and origin of species Date: October 23, 2019 Source: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Summary: There are over 500,000 plant species in the world today.

Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...

The idea of evolution backtracking isn't a completely new idea, but catching it in action isn't an everyday experience. A ...

Amborella, a record of the evolution of flowering plants Date: April 4, 2014 Source: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) Summary: The sole survivor of the oldest line of flowering ...

Carnivorous plants are a wonder of evolution. They have developed astounding capabilities to attract, catch and digest insects and other living prey. For example, they have specially formed leaves.

A new theory of plant evolution suggests that the 400 million-year drive of flora across the globe may not have been propelled by the above-ground traits we can see easily, but by underground ...

Buecker, B., and S. Shulder, “The Basics of Power Plant Cycle Chemistry”; pre-conference seminar for the 27th Annual Electric Utility Chemistry Workshop, May 15-17, 2007, Champaign, Illinois, USA.

New research claims that tomato plants in the Galápagos might actually be de-evolving and picking up ancient traits.

This year was another full of discoveries in human evolution that help us understand our origins and our closest evolutionary ...