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Published Forest growing season in eastern U.S. has increased by a month - Forest Growing Season in Eastern U.S. Has Increased by a Month


The growing period of hardwood forests in eastern North America has increased by an average of one m...
Published Ecosystem evolution in Africa - Ecosystem Evolution in Africa: Understanding the Past and Preparing for the Future



New research pushes back the oldest evidence of C4 grass-dominated habitats in Africa -- and globall...
Published How plants cope with the cold light of day -- and why it matters for future crops - How Plants Cope with the Cold Light of Day -- and Why It Matters for Future Crops


New research has discovered a cold 'coping' mechanism that is under the control of the plant biologi...
Published Reducing pesticide pollution and the intensity of harvesting can increase crop yield and contribute to climate change mitigation - Reducing Pesticide Pollution and Harvesting Intensity to Increase Crop Yield and Mitigate Climate Change


Researchers have found that carbon sequestration and plant resilience as well as forage pasture yiel...
Published Does urbanization trigger plant evolution?



Urban environments have become hotspots for understanding how rapid evolution occurs in response to...
Published Researchers issue urgent call to save the world's largest flower -Rafflesia -- from extinction



A new study finds that most Rafflesia species, which produce the world's largest flowers, face extin...
Published Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals



What if your house plant could tell you your water isn't safe? Scientists are closer to realizing th...
Published Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton



Recently discovered microfossils date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they p...
Published Genomic study sheds light on how carnivorous Asian pitcher plants acquired signature insect trap



Scientists sequenced the genome of the East Asian pitcher plant, Nepenthes gracilis, a species of ca...
Published Carbon-capture tree plantations threaten tropical biodiversity for little gain, ecologists say



The increasingly urgent climate crisis has led to a boom in commercial tree plantations in an attemp ...
Published Cyber-physical heating system may protect apple blossoms in orchards



Spring frosts can have devastating effects on apple production, and a warming climate may be causing ...
Published Scammed! Animals 'led by the nose' to leave plants alone



Fake news works for wallabies and elephants. Herbivores can cause substantial damage to crops or end...
Published Back from the dead: Tropical tree fern repurposes its dead leaves



Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead lea...
Published Asparagus and orchids are more similar than you think



How is a beech leaf constructed? What determines the appearance of an asparagus? A new 'encyclopaedi...
Published Making crops colorful for easier weeding



To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differentl...
Published Mysterious fruit shown to be the oldest known fossils of the Frankincense and Myrrh family



Early in the 1970s, paleontologists discovered strange fossilized fruits between hardened rock from...
Published Scientists reveal what fuels wildfires in Sierra Nevada Mountains



Wildfires in California, exacerbated by human-driven climate change, are getting more severe. To bet ...
Published Now we know, what gets roots to grow: Can help in future droughts



A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery prov...
Published Money to burn: Wealthy, white neighborhoods losing their heat shields



White, wealthy neighborhoods in the LA area -- and likely around the world -- are about to start fee...
Published The waxy surface protecting plants might hold the key to developing stronger crops



Researchers have discovered that the waxy protective barrier around plants might play a role in send...