APHIS designated a new quarantined area in the Harlingen area of Cameron County and expanded existing quarantines in the ...

We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

APHIS designated a new quarantined area in the Harlingen area of Cameron County and expanded existing quarantines in the Rancho Viejo and Los Fresnos areas of Cameron County, as well as in the Pharr ...

For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sensed temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at ...

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion ...

For years, we’ve admired plants for their ability to cleanse the air and help fight air pollution. However, our green ally ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through ...

Plant experts note the fungus at the center of the government's case against Chinese lab technicians is not on a USDA list of ...

It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...