Plants eat sunlight and air to make life. But the key enzyme behind it all, called rubisco, isn’t actually all that great at its job. Let’s talk about how photo ...

Plant breeders have been prolific, and North Dakota State University’s Woody Plants Improvement Project has developed a ...

A Kwantlen Polytechnic University researcher received a $540,000 grant to study the use of LED lighting to help grow greenhouse strawberries. Li Ma, a research scientist at KPU’s Institute for ...

A new study implicates microplastics as a decisive threat to photosynthesis. What could this mean for the horticulture ...

No matter what you do, matter can neither be created nor destroyed. This property of the universe is called the law of ...

Earth Day is always April 22 in the United States and celebrates the natural world around us and how to keep it healthy.

Tropical coastal forests known as mangroves are known for being the first “buffer zones” in coastal systems. New research ...

Sunlight drives photosynthesis, which drives starch production, which drives yield,” explains Ken Ferrie. If sunlight hits ...

Shelves by sunny windows are prime real estate for most houseplants, some species, like African violets and ZZ plants, will ...

Father-daughter duo Scott and Lauren Graybill celebrate the 45th Arbor Day in Rapid City, connected by a special bond.

If yellowing leaves are spoiling the look of your spring garden, try planting bulbs among taller perennials like hostas, ...