Plants stay neatly patterned as they grow, and PLETHORA proteins may explain why

• How do plants achieve their remarkably regular arrangement of leaves and flowers • And why does this pattern remain so stable, even as plants grow and respond to their environmen

Science · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 1 min · 155 words

Why plants may bloom earlier: Tiny dew droplets are triggering early flowering in plants

• Plants around the world are flowering earlier in the year, a trend attributed to climate change • But there could be another hitherto hidden trigger • Scientists led by researche

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 128 words

Land plants began reshaping Earth 455 million years ago, scientists discover

• Pinpointing when early land plants colonized terrestrial environments and began influencing Earth’s systems is a core question in the evolution of the Earth system • A research t

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 163 words

Succulent Plants Use Multiple Adaptations to Survive Drought

• Canary Island succulents employ diverse traits to cope with heat. • Studies show adaptation is a combination of several characteristics. • Even closely related species follow dis

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 133 words
US: Study finds cancer deaths more frequent near nuclear plants

US: Study finds cancer deaths more frequent near nuclear plants

• US: Study finds cancer deaths more frequent near nuclear plants Researchers estimate approximately 115,000 cancer deaths during the study period may be connected to communities n

Good fungus may one day help save plants from bad fungus like deadly myrtle rust disease

• What do coffee, sugar, wheat, soy, eucalypts and paperbarks all have in common?

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 120 words

New evidence shows indoor plants can quietly reshape the health and quality of our homes and workplaces

• Houseplants and more advanced plant systems, such as indoor living walls and hydroponic towers, have the potential to raise indoor humidity, boost thermal comfort and help create

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 148 words

New evidence shows indoor plants can quietly reshape the health and quality of our homes and workplaces

• Houseplants and more advanced plant systems, such as indoor living walls and hydroponic towers, have the potential to raise indoor humidity, boost thermal comfort and help create

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 148 words

Dense aquatic plants kept Spree River levels steady despite a near 50% flow drop

• Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have used long-term data from the Spree River to discover that aquatic plants can compensate

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 160 words
Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy

Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy

• Science AI News Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy The US is lowering its standards for power plant pollution while generative AI and the Trump ad

Consumer Tech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 244 words
Data centers are becoming power plants - this NJ project proves it

Data centers are becoming power plants - this NJ project proves it

• Green Energy Electrek Green Energy Brief EGEB Solar power Battery Storage Data centers are becoming power plants - this NJ project proves it Calibrant Energyhas signed a definiti

Stronger scents and healthier crops: Unlocking plants' hidden potential through precision gene editing

• Scientists have long sought to understand why some plants are fragrant powerhouses while others remain subtle. • Now, a research team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 145 words

Female meiosis in plants can be directly observed with new method

• A research team at the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed a method that enables the detailed observation of female meiosis-the process by which germ cells are formed-in the mode

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 172 words

What freezing plants in blocks of ice can tell us about the future of Svalbard's plant communities

• How will a warming Arctic affect plant growth on Svalbard? • Researchers encased plant plots in a thick layer of ice during the winter and used little greenhouses to heat up thos

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 99 words

Intensive grazing and soil fertility favor the growth of non-native plants, drylands study finds

• A global study has revealed the conditions under which non-native plants thrive in the world’s many dryland regions and the factors that limit their spread. • Using data from 98

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 159 words
Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems

Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems

• Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of malicious packages across npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository linked to a fake recruitment-themed campaign

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 324 words
Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants

Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants

• On Wednesday, a fossil-fuel lobbying group called the Washington Coal Club awarded President Trump a trophy that named him the ‘Undisputed Champion of Clean, Beautiful Coal.’ Tru

Science · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words