In Hawai‘i, traditional hula dancers made pau (skirts) out of leaves of the ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa ... by sailors and the media. —Kālewa Correa, curator of Hawai‘i and the Pacific ...

2004). The use of nutrient content in leaf tissue to evaluate the nutritional status of plants was originally proposed by Lagatu and Maume (1934). It was based on the assumption that the plant itself ...

New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

Nankai University researchers have found that plant leaves can directly absorb microplastics (MPs) from the atmosphere, ...

First Matt Wallner and then Carlos Correa. Not long after Wallner exited with left hamstring tightness in the first inning of Tuesday night's game against the New York Mets at Target Field in ...

A new plant-leaf-poking sensor could soon help them do so, by sending an alert as soon as the plant gets stressed. Plants of all types continuously produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as part of ...

Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa exited Tuesday's game against the New York Mets with left wrist soreness, the club announced. Correa appeared to get hurt on a swing in the bottom of the ...

Plants store carbon in two primary forms: starch and triacylglycerols (TAGs). Starch is mainly stored in chloroplasts in ...

Explores the structure and function of green plants, focusing on their three main parts: roots, stems, and leaves. Roots anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals through root hairs. Stems ...

Noticing brown tips on leaves of your indoor plants? Solve the problem with proper watering and fertilizing tips from a gardening expert.

When Mickey Gasper pinch hit for Willi Castro in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game against the New York Mets, it raised all kinds of questions. Among them, why was manager Rocco Baldelli ...