Plants

Landscapers are making private and public spaces more useful, and planting edible alternatives to traditional... (more)

Cornell University researchers have successfully mapped 97 percent of the apple’s genome, a boon for... (more)

Scientists recently discovered a new family of hormones that could help boost the output of... (more)

From oat milk to vegan burgers, plant-based dairy and meat products are gaining traction—and sparking... (more)

Thanks to the growing demand for gluten-free foods and interest in alternative flours, buckwheat is... (more)

Often treated as a weed, prickly pear cactus has a ton of potential. But first,... (more)

Researchers at Brown University want to emphasize the positive impacts of some non-native species.

A new study confirms that these plants make the perfect pairing—both environmentally and economically.

Adam Alexander travels the world looking for new seeds to add to his collection, an... (more)

A new study supports the practice of cultivating more than one crop in a field... (more)