When native plants thrive, the entire ecosystem thrives, too. What to know about native plants, and how they are crucial to our ecosystems first appeared on The Cool Down.

Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered certain proteins may be the key to saving plants' lives when ...

One strange marsh plant can keep itself near room temperature even in freezing weather. Here’s the biology behind its ...

Hundreds of plants are protected by the Endangered Species Act, but moss is an underdog. There's only one type that has federal protection, but a group of scientists wants to change that.

Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

It's been three years since the crew for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Native Plant Nursery set up shop in Calabasas, with dozens of difficult-to-assemble metal tables, a spartan trailer and ...

You most likely envision a fairly immobile object when you think of plants—possibly rooted in soil, quietly photosynthesizing, and not really doing anything. Isn’t that the story of nature’s ...

Ancient DNA shows forests grew on the lost land of Doggerland 16,000 years ago, suggesting it supported wildlife.

Salmonberry and wild roses are both lovely additions to property-edging hedges that protect gardens while supporting wildlife.

Scientists believe the first true plants evolved from green algae around 470 million years ago. These early plants lived in shallow water near shorelines, where conditions changed often. Sometimes ...