A number of plants disperse their seeds in a rather artistic way: the seed capsules of the ice plant Delosperma nakurense, for instance, unfold lids over the seed compartments in the manner of a ...

Following the discovery of a new and very valuable enzyme which folds linear molecules into different shapes, scientists at the John Innes Centre are building a 'triterpene machine' which will enable ...

A Scottish designer has secured a distribution deal in Japan for the world’s first self-watering origami plant pot. The art of paper folding is believed to have become popular in the Asian country ...