With April being National Pet Month, it's important to take a look at animals' safety within the home. Here are the most ...

Many common houseplants contain toxins that can be harmful to pets if ingested, causing anything from mild stomach upset to ...

Guilty! We know your intentions were good, but plants have different water needs, and many need good drainage or their roots ...

The haworthia plant makes for a perfect substitute because of its similar appearance and non-toxic nature. Haworthias don't ...

You know about zodiac signs and birthstones — but did you know that every month also has a primary and secondary flower? The month attributed to a birth flower is often its season of peak ...

Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) from plants is a very common phenomenon as potentially irritant plants and plant products are commonly found in the everyday environment, including the home ...

The many thousands of plant species and their numerous chemical products make the study of CICD from plants appear daunting. The vast majority of CICD reactions, however, are caused by one of ...

New work reveals that MYB74 primarily mediates this transdifferentiation process, which occurs in three stages and balances plant protection and growth in an effective manner. The discovery that ...

Here, the authors perform a pan-genome-based genome-wide meta-analysis of six independent GWAS experiments in rice, demonstrating the potential of this approach to increase understanding of the ...

And this is where the growing process begins. The new shoots and leaves are green because of the chemicals within the plant. Those chemicals work with sunlight to produce the food that the plant ...