Why are there more plant species in some places than in others? Why is diversity highest in the tropics? What is the connection between biodiversity and environmental conditions? To help answer these ...

(This May 23 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Marta Serafinko May 23 (Reuters) - Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognizable may not survive by century's end ...

Plants may sometimes seem to be a mundane part of everyday life, but they are actually vital to all life on Earth. They provide food and shelter for animals, and they help purify the air we breathe.

Dominant plant species in Michigan are changing as the climate becomes more suitable for warm-loving plants. That could let ...

There's a conundrum that has perplexed biologists since Charles Darwin himself. Why do some exotic species take off as ...

Botanists discover a new high-altitude plant species, Anaphalis sahyadrica, in the Western Ghats' montane grasslands and ...