Have you ever gone on vacation and forgot to water your plants—only to come back to your home and find them looking like they’re dead—or at least on the utter brink? But after a quick drink they’re ...

A resurrection plant in its dormant state, curled into a tight brown ball, sits in a ceramic dish. - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock While budding plant enthusiasts may fill their Pinterest board with images ...

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 ...

Resurrection plants exhibit an extraordinary capability to endure severe dehydration and recover normal physiological functions upon rehydration. This desiccation tolerance is underpinned by a suite ...

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 ...

Watching a life form return from the brink of death is an intrinsically awe-inspiring event. Even though we love watching or reading about characters who’ve managed to slip through the Grim Reaper’s ...

The changes in photosynthetic efficiency and photosynthetic pigments during dehydration of the resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla (from the Chiuhahuan desert, S.W. Texas, USA) were examined ...

When you sit down to a bowl of cornflakes one breakfast time 40 years from now, you might just want to close your eyes and offer thanks to Professor Jill Farrant. The United Nations Food and ...

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 ...