Researchers have learned how drought causes plants to modify their root systems so they grow deeper into the ground to reach water reserves.

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves.

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm—a slimy bacterial layer that clings ...

Nanjing University researchers have confirmed the efficiency of budget-friendly low-configuration spectrometers in retrieving ...

In an article published Dec. 24 in the journal Cell Reports, researchers showed that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense. The bacteria produce an enzyme ...

Engineers showed that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense. The bacteria produce an enzyme that can lower a plant's immune activity and allow its roots to ...

Auxin is a universal regulator of plant growth and development. The authors report the origin and evolutionary history of the key DNA-binding transcription factors mediating auxin response ...

Now scientists are working to change that. Perth-based researcher Leni Campbell-Clause spends her days trying to grow nutritiously-dense plants that can survive and thrive in space. "When ...

Growth hormone treatment is a safe and effective therapy that’s often used to treat children and adults with a deficiency in human growth hormone (also known as HGH or somatropin). Naturally ...

BEIJING, December 26, 2024 — Despite multiple challenges, China’s economic growth has remained robust at 4.8 percent in the first three quarters of the year. But growth has moderated since the second ...

Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Forecasts call for the U.S. economy to grow steadily in 2025. Strong consumer spending and a resilient job market underpin expectations for ...

A growth mindset is the belief we can improve through dedicated effort to do so. It's not a case that you either have a growth mindset or you don't. Various factors can make us more or less likely ...