Agave plants may be best known for their role in tequila production, but they are also remarkably adept at retaining water in extremely dry environments. In a new study, researchers used terahertz ...

Scientists used terahertz imaging to study agave plants' water storage. Findings could improve drought-resistant crops.

Waikulu Distillery owner Paul Turner stands in a Makawao field of blue agave plants Wednesday morning while describing the process of farming and distilling his premium agave spirit on Maui.

Tequila lovers will be interested to know about the South Coast Botanic Garden’s first-ever “Spiked: A Celebration of Agave,” ...

An agave plant at the Duke biology greenhouse blooms after 10 quiet years; its next step: death. An agave plant at the Duke Bioscience Research Greenhouse has finally bloomed after 10 years. Last ...

Researchers used terahertz spectroscopy and imaging to gain new insights into how agave plants are so remarkably adept at ...