Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...

Plants grow from something unexpected—carbon drawn in through tiny pores called stomata. At Stanford, researchers are ...

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion—the dramatic burst of diverse animal life—might have ...

Some species have been known to circle back to lost traits, but it's rare and not usually though the same genetic lines.

NEET 2026 aspirants should strategically prioritize Biology chapters, as it constitutes 50% of the exam. Human Physiology and ...

Generally speaking, animals on the Galápagos have few predators to worry about, but the same is not true for plants. As such, the production of these alkaloids can help protect vulnerable species.

On the younger, black-rock islands of the Galápagos archipelago, wild-growing tomatoes are doing something peculiar. They’re shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a more ...

Using whole-genome sequences of cultivated and wild hops, we describe the evolution of sex chromosomes, including degeneration and dosage compensation, and identify a candidate gene for the X ...

With higher efficiency and lower costs, perovskite–silicon tandem cells mark a breakthrough in solar tech. Can they truly ...

A team of researchers led by Prof. Wang Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has ...