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How different plants manage water stress may reshape climate models. Scientists now say soil drying isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Get little ones excited about flower gardening with these easy plants for kids to grow. We also found foolproof vegetable plants for kids.
Introduce kids to the magic of gardening with succulents—safe, low-maintenance, and fun to care for! This hands-on activity ...
It may sound counterintuitive, but school gardens can offer students fertile ground to learn about technology, from using ...
As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...
For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sensed temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at ...
Beat the heat this summer with these 12 unique science experiments for kids! Follow the links for exact instructions. A ...
Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...
Plants grow from something unexpected—carbon drawn in through tiny pores called stomata. At Stanford, researchers are ...
Malachi Preston, 7 and a half, plants some flowers to take home during the Kid's Planting Day at the Legacy of the Lakes Museum in Alexandria. Watching him were Aaron Knutson, 6, middle, and Brady ...