For centuries, scientists have known that plants "breathe" through microscopic pores on their leaves called stomata. These ...

Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new system that allows researchers to observe how ...

The work, published in the journal Plant Physiology, describes a new system called “Stomata In-Sight.” The technology ...

Scientists have created a new way to watch plants breathe—live and in high definition—while tracking exactly how much carbon ...

UIUC's platform, christened Stomata In-Sight, combines laser scanning confocal microscopy, gas exchange instruments and ...

This breakthrough could guide the breeding of smarter crops, plants that know when to open or close their pores, using water ...

Scientists have discovered that certain plants can survive stressful, dry conditions by controlling water loss through their leaves without relying on their usual mechanism - tiny pores known as ...

Scientists discovered that certain plants can survive stressful, dry conditions by controlling water loss through their leaves without relying on their usual mechanism -- tiny pores known as 'stomata' ...

Plants have small pores on the underside of their leaves, known as stomata. When the sun rises, these pores open and the plants absorb carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere, which they need, in ...