Plants store carbon in two primary forms: starch and triacylglycerols (TAGs). Starch is mainly stored in chloroplasts in ...

Explores the structure and function of green plants, focusing on their three main parts: roots, stems, and leaves. Roots anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals through root hairs. Stems ...

Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens. Terpenoids are already known for their medicinal uses. Some can fight cancer, ...

The sassafras tree, Sassafras albium, is a popular native tree that can be found growing in wild areas across much of eastern North America, including in Maine, New York, Michigan and Illinois. One ...

The 6-foot-tall Franklinia Alatamaha trees, better known as Franklin trees, will be planted at the historic building on ...

An unassuming dogwood tree outside Camp David became the solution to a devastating disease. A University of Tennessee professor found it.

Famous for their large, fragrant, cream-colored blossoms, the trees will be planted later this month, in the lead-up to ...

Kamias, or bilimbi, is another underrated sour fruit that adds a distinct sourness to Filipino dishes and soups. Often used ...

Today is "Palm Sunday" due to the reports people cut palm fronds and met Jesus before Jerusalem. Being a local staple, these ...

As the aerial roots descend, they often completely envelop the host tree. Banyans can live for hundreds of years. The thick, ...