Certain plants, including legumes, form specialized root organs known as nodules. These plants establish symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and utilize atmospheric nitrogen. This ...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced naturally during cellular metabolism often cause oxidative damage to cells. However, these molecules also play an important role in normal cellular signaling.

Vitamin B12 plays an important role in keeping your body functioning properly, although it's often overlooked. It's involved in everything from energy production and muscle repair to supporting your ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell.

Wood formation research lies at the intersection of plant physiology, ecology, and environmental sciences. In a rapidly ...

The skeleton was surrounded by a dark smudge that appeared to be the remnants of a fuzzy body. It was small enough to pop in ...

A wave of cannabis-related research published in 2026 has examined the plant’s potential impact on pain, cancer, neurological ...

The act of puncture – stabbing something with a sharp tool – is incredibly widespread in the natural world. Examples of ...

As I highlighted in a recent paper, an extraordinary range of adaptations have evolved in aquatic plants for life beneath the ...

Heatwave-related deaths climb in Spain, Italy and France as continent battles another day of extreme temperatures The Met Office has just confirmed that temperatures have reached 36.4C at Yeovilton in ...

In the face of escalating global food demand and the constraints of finite arable land, enhancing nutrient use efficiency in crops has become a major ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Both whey and plant protein support muscle growth and daily ...