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Illustration of a plant growing on a computer chip purchased from Shutterstock.

June 13, 2022

Plants’ Threat-Detection Mechanisms Raise The Alarm

Chlamydomonas photo courtesy of Natasha and Natalie Rothhausen of the University of Dusseldorf.

June 13, 2022

“Protective Cloak” Prevents Plants From Self-Harming In Very Bright Conditions

This micrograph of the single-celled Paulinella shows the photosynthetic “machinery” in green. Photo courtesy of Eva Nowack.

June 08, 2022

Uncovering An Evolutionary Process That Enabled Diversity Of Plant Life On Earth

Stylized image of a young Arabidopsis leaf showing individual cells by Flavia Bossi

June 07, 2022

How Do Plants Know How Big To Grow?

Mike Walter Portrait

May 25, 2022

Campus News

Letter from the Director | May 2022

2022 interns on campus

May 24, 2022

Campus News

Meet the 2022 class of summer interns

Peter Gao

May 24, 2022

Campus News

Virtual crowd of 300 attend Peter Gao's Neighborhood Lecture

Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way

May 13, 2022

Astronomers Find 'Gold Standard' Star In Milky Way

Charlie Prewitt

May 13, 2022

Campus News

Charlie Prewitt, former Director of the Geophysical Laboratory, dies at 89

Marilyn Fogel

May 13, 2022

“Isotope Queen” Marilyn Fogel Dies At 69