Latin might seem like an obscure, inscrutable language for naming plants. But it can open up the botanical world in ways you can’t imagine. By Margaret Roach The plants are trying to tell us something ...

Scientists are beginning to understand how the natural world communicates, and they think that soon they’ll be able to understand what it’s saying. A report from Sven Batke, associate head of research ...

A fundraiser for a class trip and a lecture on the language of plants are among Monday’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An annual gathering on Kauai brings together artists who produce beautiful illustrations of the plants that grow and flourish at the National Tropical Botanical Garden. The ...

A new report has outlined that in the not-so-distant future scientists may be able to translate the languages that are spoken between plants. Researchers explained in a new report in The Conversation ...

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Scientists studied the ecological function of linalool in Nicotiana attenuata tobacco plants. They found the gene responsible for linalool synthesis and release which vary considerably in plants of ...