Plants have developed multiple morphological, physiological and molecular strategies to cope with adverse environmental conditions. Extremophile plants, however, are unique in that they likely evolved ...

Figure 1: As thermal water at 79.2°C reaches the surface, white calcium carbonate precipitates, forming a base for the proliferating red and green layered biofilms—woven bacterial mats (Illustration ...

The hostile immensity of space, with its absolute vacuum and deadly radiation, seems to forbid any form of life. Yet, a ...

In the heart of the scorching desert of Death Valley in California, a modest plant defies the laws of nature by thriving where most living organisms wouldn't survive. This species, ...

Plant growth and development is widely affected by diverse temperature conditions. Although studies have been focused mainly on the effects of stressful temperature extremes in recent decades, ...

As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions. This challenge is especially urgent for crops—plants resilient to drought and ...

Climate change is already harming agricultural yields and may one day pose a significant threat to the world’s food supply. Engineering more resilient crops, including those able to thrive in the face ...

(CNN) – They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Scientists say that wisdom definitely applies to plants, called “extremophyte.” The plants not only survive in places that would kill most ...