On a spring morning, a search for a specific species of fern leads to a discussion on ancient plant history, vascular beauty ...

How does water move through plants to get to the top of tall trees? Here we describe the pathways and mechanisms driving water uptake and transport through plants, and causes of flow disruption.

Scientists from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have compared several methods for plant diversity reconstruction using pollen data. By analyzing modern ...

The herbarium of William & Mary (WILLI) was formally organized in 1968, and has since grown to over 81,500 accessioned specimens representing most of our regional vascular plant species. About one ...

A new and very special plant species has just been discovered in Malaysia. In the forests of Terengganu, a team of ...

Microplastics can also travel to and enter the plant’s water- and nutrient-transporting system (called the vascular bundle) and from there reach other tissues. Trichomes are ‘sinks’ for ...

Large medical device maker Teleflex is shuttering a Maple Grove facility and laying off 101 employees.

Plant leaves are adapted for gas exchange and ... exceptions So that water and gases have a limited distance to diffuse. Vascular tissue in the midrib and veins Branches of the xylem, to transport ...