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Published Researchers puncture 100-year-old theory of odd little 'water balloons'



Quinoa and many other extremely resilient plants are covered with strange balloon-like 'bladders' th ...
Published Soil bacteria respire more CO2 after sugar-free meals



Researchers tracked how plant matter moves through bacteria's metabolism. Microbes respire three tim ...
Published Iconic baobabs: The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees



The research cracks the code on the iconic baobab tree's origin story, revealing their surprising or...
Published Frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode



A study has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium, also known as silverleaf nightshad...
Published Bioengineered enzyme creates natural vanillin from plants in one step



Vanilla, the most widely used flavoring compound in confectionaries and cosmetics, gets its sweet fl...
Published Researchers expose new symbiosis origin theories, identify experimental systems for plant life



Research work on symbiosis -- a mutually beneficial relationship between living organisms -- is push...
Published Changes Upstream: RIPE team uses CRISPR/Cas9 to alter photosynthesis for the first time



Scientists used CRISPR/Cas9 to increase gene expression in rice by changing its upstream regulatory...
Published Fairy circles: Plant water stress causes Namibia's gaps in grass



Namibia's legendary fairy circles are mysterious, circular, bald patches in the dry grasslands on th...
Published Small urban greening projects can dramatically increase number of insect species in cities



By increasing the diversity of indigenous plants in urban areas, researchers have seen a seven times ...
Published From infamy to ingenuity: Bacterial hijack mechanisms as advanced genetic tools



Researchers have uncovered the intricate molecular mechanism used by parasitic phytoplasma bacteria,...
Published Discovery finds ferns produce crop-saving insecticide



Researchers have solved the structure of a novel insecticidal protein that is effective in protectin...
Published Flower power on Indian farms helps bees and boosts livelihoods



Planting flowers beside food crops on farms in India attracts bees, boosts pollination and improves ...
Published Decoding flavonoid metabolism: A closer look at plant-based diets



An international team of researchers has elucidated the process by which the major flavonoids naring...
Published Electronic 'soil' enhances crop growth



Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through...
Published Photosynthetic secrets come to light



Secrets of photosynthesis have been discovered at atomic level, shedding important new light on this...
Published Scientists released long-term data of ground solar-induced fluorescence to improve understanding of canopy-level photosynthesis



A recent study utilized ground-based instruments to measure solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) that re...
Published Tiny ant species disrupts lion's hunting behavior



Data gathered through years of observation reveal an innocuous-seeming ant is disrupting an ecosyste...
Published Legacy of Indigenous stewardship of camas dates back more than 3,500 years



A new study found evidence that Indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest were intentionally harves...
Published Earth's earliest forest revealed in Somerset fossils



The oldest fossilized forest known on Earth -- dating from 390 million years ago -- has been found i...
Published New sunflower family tree reveals multiple origins of flower symmetry



A new sunflower family tree used skimmed genomes to increase the number of species sampled, revealin...