A new study provides the first comprehensive global estimates of the amount of water stored in Earth's plants and the amount of time it takes for that water to flow through them. The information is a ...

The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces ...

Scientists have created the first single cell genomic atlas of mature plants' outer armor layer, called the periderm, and its carbon-capturing phellem cells. The findings will be useful in creating ...

The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...

The space agency said it is considering two options that would cost in the $6 billion to $7 billion range, including one that ...

And to think that we were once called the Isle of Beautiful Waters … In a way, we have taken a path that has led us away from ...