The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into ...

Scientists may be underestimating how plants will respond to rising global temperatures when they study hot summers but not ...

On the Kern River, a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant diverts water and leaves a 16-mile section of the river ...

Wild vanilla species face habitat loss up to 53% under climate change scenarios. Some may expand habitats by 140% but still ...

Experts want to combat new species of plants that are moving around within the United States, and coming from around the ...

President Trump’s efforts to freeze climate spending have sparked warnings of rippling consequences in years ahead. For many ...

Below the sparkling, turquoise waters of Florida Bay are plants that don’t always get the credit they deserve. South ...

Colorado’s utility companies have been planning for nearly two decades to shutter their coal-burning power plants and transition to cleaner alternatives.

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

A new study revealed certain plants grow "secret" deep root systems to survive tough conditions and quietly trap carbon ...