Plant Evolution News Today

Despite its 500-million-year history, the plant-fungi alliance holds mysteries that, once unravelled, could revolutionise agriculture and ecosystem management.

Today, these plants are iconic to the Australian bush. But banksias and their many relatives originated in far-away shores 130 million years ago.

A group of researchers shared some interesting discoveries about the existence of epigenetic clocks in plants.

Plants have not lost their capacity for innovation over the years, finds new study.

Researchers investigated the algal relatives of Mesotaenium endlicherianum that could help understand the history of plants' terrestrialization 600 million years ago. The study noted that algae became more resilient to temperatures and light. Read here.

The arrangement of leaves on most plants follows a mathematical pattern – new research sheds light on how it evolved.

Cambridge university scientists help to solve mystery behind a South African daisy's ability to create 3D fake flies.

How flowering plants evolved has been a mystery, but a new fossil discovery hints at the unknown complexity of ancient plant diversity.

Studying how contemporary apples have changed drastically from their origins and preserving wild varieties can help maintain their diversity.

SOME say coffee is the gasoline of life and in Sabah, there is no other coffee that is “livelier” than the renowned “Kopi Tenom” (Tenom Coffee)