Airborne pollen may induce annoying congestion for some, but a new paper shows that these grains may provide a new way of looking at the climate over 300 million years into the fossil record.
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For a tropical wildflower first described by scientists in 2000, the scientific name “extinctus” was a warning. The orange wildflower had been found 15 years earlier in an Ecuadorian forest that had since been largely destroyed; the scientists who named…
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Despite their obscurity, gametophytes are vital to our understanding of biodiversity and to the successful implementation of conservation strategies.
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Large, open-access database contains 30,252 images, including images of fossil leaves, and will be of potential use to scientists and students.
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Researchers Categorized More Than 80,000 Plant Species as Winners or Losers According to Their Ability To Survive as Humans Shape the Future.
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A new study involving more than 100 scientists from across the globe and the largest forest database yet assembled estimates that there are about 73,000 tree species on Earth, including about 9,200 species yet to be discovered.
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The Genus Calanthe (family Orchidaceae) consists of more than 207 species distributed in both tropical and subtropical regions.
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In a new study a team of researchers devises a mathematical model to calculate the minimum habitat size for endangered plant species.
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Most trees live in symbiosis with fungi. Researchers show just how important this partnership is for tree growth through the first-ever comprehensive data analysis compiled for European forests on a massive scale.
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More than 66 million years ago, an asteroid impact led to the extinction of almost three-quarters of life on Earth. The little life that was left had to struggle, and research into its tenacity can provide key insights into how…
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