Take a look at climate change from another angle. Readers learn about the MISR instrument on the Terra satellite and how it studies Earth. Pupils experience how the multiple cameras give scientists multiple views so they can better study...

This site from PBS Online explores the useful plants of the Amazon valley from the rain forest Amazonia. Content highlights a variety of selected plants: Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer, Bactris gasipaes, Hevea brasiliensis, Oenocarpus...

Discover how plants are classified and the main groups. Find out the difference between monocot and dicot plants with examples.

This article describes research findings from the University of Wisconsin. It shows that plants create an electric potential to draw potassium in from the soil.

A guide that walks through some of our recommended tactics when identifying plants.

Learn about the Erodium cicutarium, a plant also known as the stork's bill, that has a unique way of dispersing its own seeds. Includes video.

Learn the difference between flora and fauna, their importance, and interesting facts.

Discusses reproduction in plants either sexual or asexual and describes reproduction parts and pollination.

Evolutionary history, reproduction, habitats, energy acquisition, division and more.

This chart provides a list of drought-tolerant container and landscape plants for all your gardening concerns.

The introduction of genetically modified organisms (animals, microbes, and plants) into agriculture has been accompanied by controversies over their potential impact on human health, the environment, and farming systems. Management of...

Plants give us insight into the past, sustain the present, and prepare for the future. Peruse the article to appreciate the value of angiosperms.

Everything you would need to know about container gardening is at this site. The benefits of container gardening, how to choose a container, how to select a soil mixture, how to select plants, planting, fertilizing, watering, and other...

From The American Phytopathological Society, this is a detailed discussion of the genomic sequencing of a type of nematode which is a plant parasite, including how knowledge of the genome structure might make it possible to create crop...

Food, medicine, and clean air are just a few of the benefits that plants give us. Delve into an article highlighting the significance of botanical gardens and peruse the additional research and educator resources offered.

Poison ivy can give you a nasty rash. Learn more about it and the other plants that can make you itch in this article for kids.

Over 136,000 GM workers participated in a sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan. In Flint, Michigan, the United Auto Workers staged the first successful sit-down, forcing General Motors to come to terms. It was a major victory and the...

Here you can read a fact sheet on South African grasslands. Content includes a look at origins, water supply, plants and animals, economics, and current conservation status.

Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.

In 1998, American scientists developed terminator seeds which grew into plants that were unable to reproduce. While this practice prevents the dangerous flow of genes to the wild, it has some disadvantages, for example, the added expense...

Do you ever wonder where electricity comes from? Discover the process of how power plants create energy and it ends up at the touch of your fingertips.

This article, published by Scientific American (August 29, 2002), explores the successful manufacturing of hydrogen from a glucose solution derived from biomass. Such a fuel source, if proven practical, could easily power hydrogen...

This Biotechnology Institute's issue explores plant-made pharmaceuticals, using plants to manufacture useful proteins. It's one of the many aspects of biotechnology--the use of living organisms to benefit humanity.

This issue of Your World will help students unravel conflicting reports about agricultural biotechnology. Is it safe and environmentally friendly or an out-of-control experiment? Students will learn how plants with specific traits are...