Plants can anticipate infection and time their immune attack accordingly, new research shows. Understanding that mechanism could help doctors time our own defenses better. In plants, this daily ...

Because powdery mildew does not significantly affect the health of most plants, treatment is seldom necessary or practical in the home garden. Many gardeners learn to live with the appearance of ...

Lead researcher Philippe Marmottant describes the strange walk and jump of the microscopic plant spores Researchers in France have discovered a strange new type of movement in plants - tiny spores ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A new study led by Cornell University is the first to analyze plant spore dispersion at its source, where rain droplets shake flexible leaves to initially disperse pathogens. When ...

These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close ...

Scientists have discovered tiny fossilized plant spores dating back to 475 million years ago. The finding suggests plants invaded land 50 million years earlier than thought. Researchers have found ...

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Sifting of organic residues from ancient rocks has netted a catch of tiny fossils that provide clues about when plant life first appeared on land. Spores are produced by land plants in prodigious ...

This is Colossal highlights this mesmerizing video by Susie Sie: The Essence Of Sound. She put some lycopodium powder* on a surface on top of a subwoofer and filmed it in slow motion with some ...

Potholes are a constant source of frustration for drivers and a financial sinkhole for governments, demanding constant repairs and extensive labor. In recent years, researchers have been exploring the ...

Researchers in France have discovered a strange new type of movement in plants - tiny spores that walk and jump. The researchers used high speed cameras to find out how horsetail (Equisetum) spores ...

The researchers used high speed cameras to find out how horsetail (Equisetum) spores dispersed. This revealed that the microscopic spores' "legs" curl and uncurl when the moisture levels change, ...