From using tying techniques to tomato cages, a gardener shares her tips. So, how does one determine whether or not a plant needs staking? "If a plant is too heavy to stand up under its own weight ...

Stem cell research is a hot topic. With applications for a host of human medical advancements, researchers have been working with animal and human stem cells for years. But animals aren’t the only ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Add this universal truth to biology textbooks: the mass of a plant's leaves and stems is proportionally scaled to that of its roots in a mathematically predictable way, regardless of ...

What is a tree and what is a shrub? It’s surprisingly hard to draw the line. “Biologically, there’s no clear difference between trees and shrubs,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The ...