Plants

Warming shifts some bird ranges northward, tree ranges up mountains.

The parasitic dodder vine taps into the host's communication system.

Bizarre and lethal species make a top 10 new species list.

Scientists have grown an ancient Israeli tree from an excavated seed.

Tree leaves in cold and hot climates stay at the same temperature.

Workers are happier when their offices have green around, a new study found.

Underground insects send chemical signals via plant leaves.

Air pollution takes up flower scent molecules used by bees to find food.

Areas of low productivity in the ocean are growing, possibly due to warming waters.

Isolation caused by concrete forces weed to adapt its reproduction techniques.

Tiny hairs on roots produce protein that helps growing plant sense obstacles in soil.

Bacteria actively grab water to form clouds at relatively warm temperatures.

Scientists decode genome of corn, third plant to have genome sequenced.

Diets of evergreens and ferns were more nourishing than previously thought.

Newly discovered palm that flowers itself to death discovered on Madagascar.

A goliath more than 350 million years old is finally identified. Yet it still seems crazy.

The varying shapes of flowers found in tropical forests may have to do with what has stuck its nose in there to pollinate in past evolutionary eras.

New research reveals relationships among flowering plants.

Flowering plants stockpile proteins to jumpstart growth as soon as light hits them.

Global warming brings earlier spring bloom to some areas, later to others.