A study appearing in Nature Communications based on field and greenhouse experiments at the University of Kansas shows how a boost in agricultural yield comes from planting diverse crops rather than ...

An international research team including KAUST's Fernando Maestre conducted a field survey to investigate the impacts of aridity and grazing pressure on the chemical and morphological trait diversity ...

Researchers from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences synthesize current understanding of how climate ...

A new study reveals a record-breaking pace in species discovery, identifying over 16,000 new species annually. Led by the ...

The Monterey Bay Area Cactus and Succulent Society recently held its holiday party. Society members create this annual event, ...

A new study suggests that the loss of plant species due to climate change and human activities could release vast amounts of stored carbon into the atmosphere, potentially accelerating climate change.

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Globally, soils contain three times as much carbon as exists in the atmosphere and all plants, combined. Which means that understanding how soil microbes recycle organic materials—sometimes sending CO ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, according to research published Wednesday.

The Center for Biological Diversity is attempting to save a delicate plant with showy pink flowers that grows only along a ...