Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions ...

This film explores the evolution of vascular plants, particularly ferns, through the study of ancient plant fossils. It highlights the anatomical features and adaptations that allowed early plants to ...

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how genetic drivers influence the evolution of a specific photosynthesis mechanism in Tillandsia (air plants). This sheds light on the complex ...

Throughout most of Earth's geological history, its paleoclimate has remained hospitable to life—largely thanks to continental ...

Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from an algal ancestor that ...

Dozens of plants on a small Japanese island may have shrunk themselves to avoid hungry deer – suggesting that persistent pruning by herbivores could drive the evolution of dwarf plants. Miniaturised ...