While every child knows the difference between an elephant and a giraffe, few people of any age can name different plants; learning about various species of plants that provide countless resources.

Scientists are discovering various similarities between plants and humans; humans, as well as plants, thrive in moderate temperatures, have a circadian rhythm of rest and require water for life; learning about the hearing developed by plants.

A group of plants called bryophytes develop two special adaptations that allow them to inhabit dry land; the environmental and commercial importance of these plants; how ancient species combat the threat of modern competitors.

Botanists still struggle to unravel the full evolutionary history of ferns; their staggering reproductive and colonization power; how ferns are found in low-light and bright-light environments from the arctic regions to the tropics.

The root is an important part that is necessary for the survival of the plant; how the roots physically support the plant, absorb water and minerals and store carbohydrates while relying on symbiosis with bacteria and fungi.

Learning about how the pressure flow hypothesis models the movement of sugars through a plant's phloem and xylem; the structures that determine whether an organism will grow in height or girth; how the stem is also a site of photosynthesis.