A new study reveals that roots don’t just support plants - they absorb carbon dioxide too, changing how we understand plant ...

In a surprising twist to one of biology’s most fundamental processes, a new study published on October 17, 2025, in the ...

"Thanks to the gold labeling, the plastic particles can be clearly identified under an electron microscope," project manager ...

That’s where the plant stores all the sugar it makes during photosynthesis. “The sugars that carrots have are sucrose, glucose and fructose,” Waters said. “They’re stored in the root as a source of ...

New work by Alex Cantó-Pastor (left) and Professor Siobhan Brady, Department of Plant Biology, shows how tomato plants protect themselves from drought by waterproofing their roots. The findings could ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves. Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics in soils are a growing environmental problem. The extent to which agricultural crops absorb these particles and whether they end up in food has so far been difficult to ...