It’s Not Too Late! 102 Species at Risk of Extinction Can Be Saved
Co-governance model for implementing conservation management plan gives species their best chances of survival. The Fraser River estuary in British Columbia is home to 102…
Plant Science News
A Plant’s Way to Its Favorite Food: Discover How Plants Adapt Their Root Growth to Changes of Nutrients
Like any other plant, Arabidopsis thaliana or mouse-ear cress, needs nitrogen to survive and thrive. But, like maize, beans and sugar beet, it prefers nitrogen…
From Rooftop Dweller to Vigorous Globetrotter: Researchers Discover the Secret of How Moss Spreads
University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered how mosses became one of our planet’s most widely distributed plants — global wind systems transport them along Earth’s…
Big Bumblebees Memorize Locations of Best Flowers
Big bumblebees take time to learn the locations of the best flowers, new research shows. Meanwhile smaller bumblebees — which have a shorter flight range…
Photosynthetic Short-Cut Enables Christmas Trees to Stay Green in Winter
How can conifers that are used for example as Christmas trees keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves?…
New Flower From 100 Million Years Ago Brings Sunburst Holiday Beauty to 2020
Oregon State University researchers have identified a spectacular new genus and species of flower from the mid-Cretaceous period, a male specimen whose sunburst-like reach for…
Genetic Analysis Reveals Plants Can Be Early Birds or Night Owls Just Like Us
Plants have the same variation in body clocks as that found in humans, according to new research that explores the genes governing circadian rhythms in…
Critical Temperature for Tropical Tree Lifespan Revealed – “These Results Are a Warning Sign”
For the first time scientists have provided clear evidence that tropical tree lifespan decreases above a critical temperature threshold. Findings published in the journal PNAS…
Ancient DNA Continues to Rewrite the 9,000-Year Society-Shaping History of Corn
Three 2,000-year-old cobs in Honduras show that people brought corn varieties back to Mesoamerica, possibly sparking productivity and shaping civilization. Some 9,000 years ago, corn…
“Paradigm Shifting” – Researchers Discover a Substantial Overlooked Source of Natural CO2
The bedrock beneath our feet has a reputation as an inhospitable place. In contrast, soil is known to be teeming with life – from microbes…
Special Genes Behind the Pressure Sensor of the Venus Flytrap
The display of a smartphone reacts to finger pressure. The carnivorous Venus flytrap, on the other hand, even notices when a lightweight like a fly…
Genomes Offer New Insights Into Fascinating Fig-Wasp Symbiotic System
Banyan trees are fig trees that begin their life as an epiphyte. The most noticeable feature of banyan Ficus species is their extraordinary aerial roots,…
Global Extinction Risk Assessment: Nearly One-Third of Oaks Are Threatened With Extinction
First complete global extinction risk assessment reveals bleak future for keystone species. An estimated 31% of the world’s oak species are threatened with extinction according…
Scientists Solve the Mystery Behind an Enigmatic Organelle, the Pyrenoid
Carbon is one of the main building blocks for life on Earth. It’s abundant in our planet’s atmosphere, where it’s found in the form of…
Climate Change and Food Production Affected by How Plant Roots Compete for Underground Real Estate
You might have observed plants competing for sunlight — the way they stretch upwards and outwards to block each other’s access to the sun’s rays…
These Foods Contain Nutrients That Can Inhibit a Key SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme Needed for the COVID Virus to Replicate
Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes, and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme,…
Keeping California a Powerhouse of Almond Production While Improving Environmental Quality
A favorite healthy snack, almonds are a staple on grocery store shelves worldwide. More than 80% of these almonds are grown in California. As permanent…
World’s Largest Inventory of Known Plant Species Compiled by German Researchers
Leipzig could mean for the future of plant taxonomy what Greenwich meant for world time until 1972: it could become the reference city for correct…
