Galapagos daisies evolved similar jagged leaves through different genes. This shows evolution can reach the same result in ...

Miltos Tsiantis and his group from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research want to find out how biological forms develop and the basis for their diversity. The researchers are using thale ...

“Leaves have evolved over millions of years to optimize light collection, transport of nutrients to and from the plant body, and mechanical stability against natural stresses,” says David Young a ...

Francesco Vuolo and colleagues from the laboratory of Max Planck Director Miltos Tsiantis are investigating the mechanisms underlying the dazzling variation in leaf shapes one can see in nature.

Mix and match for interest and variety. Look around you today, and you’ll see leaves in an entirely new light.

The tropical butterfly Heliconius erato distinguishes between shapes, and uses them as a cue for choosing the plants on which to feed and lay eggs, shows new research by scientists from the University ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 29 (UPI) --The evolutionary pressures of hunger, reproduction and pollination have driven a unique relationship between butterflies and plants. To encourage the faithfulness ...

Scientists have determined how key developmental genes influence growth of cells to produce such differences in leaf form. The researchers were able to make thale cress, which typically produces ...

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes — fall quickly, making them likely to end up ...

Autumn is around the corner, and throughout the temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere deciduous trees are preparing to shed their leaves. As the leaves flutter down, each one tells a story ...