For the first time, scientists have directly measured “ultraweak” photon emissions from living organisms. In rats this glow fades rapidly after death. In plants it brightens under stress. In the ...

How do plants breathe? When do they open and close the tiny pores on their leaves, and what does this mean for their water ...

A spectrum experiment at Square Roots is evaluating the effects of light treatment on the growth of basil plants. The company is developing plants that need little or no light to thrive. Indoor ...

In the realm of scientific inquiry, few studies can astonish us as much as those that probe into the unseen connections between human behavior and the natural world. One such bizarre yet enlightening ...

Researchers have revealed a previously unknown way plants shape their growth in response to light—a breakthrough that could ...

An extraordinary experiment on mice and leaves from two different plant species has uncovered direct physical evidence of an ...