The UW-Madison researchers found that a photoreceptor called cryptochrome 1 (cry1) not only controls stem growth but also ...

Cut off any part of this worm's body and it will regrow. This is the spectacular yet mysterious regenerative ability of ...

For an earlier show of flowers, sow sweet peas and cosmos indoors, ready to plant seedlings outdoors in spring. This time of year is also perfect for planting bare-root trees and shrubs, saving money ...

Any Feng Shui enthusiast with a green thumb will know that snake plant benefits are truly transformative. Snake plants are extremely attractive and valuable plants, with more benefits than you may ...

The arrival of the new year brings with it the opportunity to sow seeds indoors for the year ahead. For some plants, including tropical crops like chillies and aubergines, sowing as early as January ...

PlantLab, Institute of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy Anthocyanins are polyphenolic compounds with antioxidant capacity, free radical scavenging power, and signaling ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...

This study builds on previous work establishing reserpine as a neuroprotectant in models of Leber congenital amaurosis. Here authors show reserpine's disease gene-independent influence on ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fish detect color and brightness using the brain's pineal gland, which contains photoreceptor cells with the protein parapinopsin 1 (PP1). These cells become ...