Saitama, Japan: Plants do not possess nerves and muscles that enable rapid movement in animals. However, Mimosa pudica, commonly called touch-me-not, shame or sensitive plant, moves its leaves by ...

One of Australia's worst environmental weeds is under attack. Two years after its controlled release, a small colourful beetle from Mexico — Malacorhinus irregularis — is making life harder for the ...

DEAR JESSICA: I’ve noticed for the past two to three years that the maple leaves in the yard have these brown burn spots. What is causing that? — Barbara Scherg, North Babylon DEAR BARBARA: Your trees ...

Mimosa pudica commonly called ‘Touch-me-not’, Sensitive plant’, ‘Humble plant’ or ‘Shameful plant’ because of its reaction to touch, is a weed found throughout the tropics. Apart from its many ...

The folding of the leaves is brought about by the changes in turgidity of the cells of the pulvinus (swollen base of the leaf’s petiole). <div class="section1"><div ...

Q • We have a mimosa tree that has the leaves turning yellow and then it looks like the branches are dying. We believe this is a virus. Can this spread to other trees or shrubs? Write to Chip Tynan of ...