In flowering plants, the transition from cross-fertilization (outcrossing) to self-fertilization has evolved repeatedly across species. This shift is often accompanied by a well-known set of traits ...

Today (May 22) is United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity, drawing attention to a critical resource for ...

Scientists have discovered a sexual reproduction process in microalgae that helps them better understand algae and plant evolution. Their discovery could lead to new industrial applications for ...

A deep genetic mystery has baffled plant scientists for decades. Although leaves, stems, and flowers develop in strikingly similar ways across many plant species, scientists have struggled to identify ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unfurling fiddlehead of the Christmas fern (_Polystichum acrostichoides_). Jacob S. Suissa, CC BY-ND Imagine a photograph of your ...

The clubmosses and their relatives are the most ancient group of vascular plants — plants with specialized tissue called xylem that transports water and nutrients throughout the plant. The only plant ...