A plant that lived 47 million years ago in what is now Utah is like nothing that lives on planet Earth today. The discovery of new fossils reveals that a species first found in 1969 is not a member of ...

Scientists have discovered a unique fossil that does not match any known species of flowering plants, an advance that sheds more light on the planet’s ancient diversity. Researchers first spotted the ...

Fossilized plant remains discovered near a Utah ghost town have stumped scientists, who are unable to link them to any modern or extinct plants. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Blue is one of the rarest colours in the natural world, particularly in plants, which usually rely on chemical pigments to create vibrant hues. Yet a small African berry known as Pollia condensata ...

Zarah Pattison receives funding from NERC, UKRI. A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenceless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien species – or “monster ...

The African berry Pollia condensata achieves a brilliant, metallic blue without pigments, using microscopic structures that manipulate light. This phenomenon, known as structural colour, creates a ...