A new leaf imaging system lets scientists watch plant stomata control water loss and carbon uptake in real time.

Botanical sensors are turning greenery into living data networks while monitoring plant health and optimizing yields.

A new study from the University of Helsinki reveals how plant mitochondria draw molecular oxygen away from chloroplasts, an interaction not previously ...

EXCERPT: Sunburn is the leading cause of culls in Washington’s apple orchards, but it’s frustratingly unpredictable. New research aims to offer more understanding of the physiology and genetics at ...

A new study from the University of Helsinki reveals how plant mitochondria draw molecular oxygen away from chloroplasts, an ...

Sleep is one of medicine's underused data streams. Clinically, disturbed sleep has often been treated as a symptom of a disorder, but sleep is also a physiological state in which brain, cardiac, ...

Sara Serra is a native of Italy who spent 12 years researching apples at Washington State University before coming to Penn State last August.

The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds ...

Beneath forest floors, intricate fungal networks link trees, facilitating the exchange of nutrients and chemical signals. Stressed trees can trigger biochemical changes in neighbors, priming their ...

Late winter may still feel like hibernation season, but for homeowners with backyard orchards and berry patches, it’s prime time to grab the pruners.

For Neeti Goel, mango farming started as a hobby. Ten years ago she planted a few trees out of curiosity. Now she has more ...

Centromeres play virtually the same central role across the entire tree of life: They ensure the faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell division. Yet the striking diversity in centromere ...