How big they are: The smallest plants, known as desmids and picozoa, are single-celled algae that are less than 0.0004 inches ...

It's much easier to import seeds than it is live plants. So seed collectors can go around the world, get permits, bring those back, grow them, and then distribute plants among other botanical ...

The Florida Museum of Natural History has partnered with 35 herbarium collections across the United States to create a web ...

Imagine a place where skyscrapers gleam, bustling streets wind through futuristic neighborhoods—and yet, plants thrive like ...

Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...

Mistletoe, a group of plants in the order Santalales, are found around the world. Only some species of mistletoe are parasitic. The traditional parasitic mistletoe we think of is Viscum album. Most ...

Presented by Sir David Attenborough, The Green Planet takes viewers on a journey into the hidden world of plants, to experience it from their perspective and on their timescale. The result is a ...

Already, scientists say, warming temperatures are causing quick and dramatic changes in the range and distribution of plants around the world. With plants making up the backbone of ecosystems and the ...

Anyone who works to understand the world of plants and the Earth's biodiversity typically will count on herbaria. These are collections of pressed and dried plant specimens that are housed at ...

Japan has 103 semiconductor manufacturing plants, the United States has ... Company—which is responsible for around 50 percent of the world's semiconductors. The United States had around 12 ...

Biologists have create a web portal for the world's most charismatic plants, ferns. The Florida Museum of Natural History has partnered with 35 herbarium collections across the United States to create ...