What is the ultimate goal of your work? The ultimate goal of my work is to apply what we know in order to produce drought-tolerant crops. In the near term, this would improve food security for Africa.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast Have you ever gone on vacation and forgot to water your plants—only to come ...

A group of University researchers led by John Cushman, professor and director of the graduate program in biochemistry and molecular biology, recently received a competitive National Research ...

A Lazarus heart beats inside an obscure grass. Rip it from the soil; throw it on the counter; walk away; let it dry out and turn brittle. Looks dead and should be dead. But splash on a bit of water ...

A desiccated ball of desert plant known as a Rose of Jericho revives in a dish of water to show how it became known as a "resurrection plant." Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...

While life is intrinsically connected to water, some so-called anhydrobiotic organisms can survive for long stretches without it. A tiny group of plants is able to live for months or even years ...

Understanding the genetic code of so-called "resurrection plants," botanical species that survive years without water, could someday lead to drought-resistant crops, scientists say. As climate change ...

Draw whatever conclusion you will, but I couldn’t help thinking of the term “resurrection” as I prepared to pen a garden story for the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I thought of the darkness ...