Cycads are an ancient group of plants that have been around since the age of dinosaurs. They were dominant plants at that time, but most are currently considered endangered. While there are more than ...

Medical scientists from various institutes have identified BMAA, a potential neurotoxin, in several species of the Cycad plant found in the forests of Odisha, according to a statement issued by AIIMS ...

Research at the University of Guam has shown that the decomposition of leaf litter from three threatened tree species releases nitrogen and carbon into the soil for use by other plants. The results ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest form of pollination. Rhopalotria furfuracea beetles pollinate the cones of ...

Artificial intelligence is being used to help find a female mate for an endangered male plant that has been referred to as the loneliest plant in the world. The University of Southampton in England is ...