I hate to admit it, but, I've known about liverworts for quite some time without having bothered to look for them in my neighborhood. Finding them is an interesting challenge — they are tiny and many ...

Studying plant vegetative reproduction is key to increasing crop yield and for bioengineering. Kobe University research is making progress in studying the genetic regulation of the process in ...

I tend to notice liverworts the most while hiking in the mountains, probably because I am spending so much time looking down, trying not to trip. While the trees both down here near the coast and up ...

Reporting from Geneva — It’s an “amazing plant” that produces “hypnotic effects,” according to online testimonials. Some people who have ingested it or inhaled its smoke say it gave them a mild, ...

The relationship between carbon dioxide and climate over millions of years has been a source of controversy. Fossilized liverwort leaves can help illuminate both temperature and atmospheric carbon ...

Although Charles Darwin himself voiced his intention to compile a complete catalog of all known plant species more than a century ago, such is yet to be realized. However, an international research ...

mRNA technology has been essential in protecting against the original severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Still, there have been some vocal opponents against the vaccine, raising ...

In a past column I featured many of the locations where cliffs and bluffs can be found in Indiana. While the limestone and sandstone that form these natural features usually generate the most ...

The National Cancer Institute's record of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) screened for biologically active chemicals is reviewed. In 1977, an extract of a moss from Maryland, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Geranomyia recondita larvae live in a jelly mass on the leaf surfaces of understory plants. The feeding behavior of these larvae was observed ...