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Researchers identified a relationship between crop yield in the maize plant and activity of the RAMOSA3 gene. Better understanding of the mechanics in this...
Invasive round gobies may be poised to decimate endangered French Creek mussels
The round goby -- a small, extremely prolific, invasive fish from Europe -- poses a threat to endangered freshwater mussels in northwestern Pennsylvania's French...
London cyclists warned evening commute has the dirtiest air, so pick a clean route...
Cyclists in London should take a different route back home during evening peak-time hours to avoid breathing in harmful black carbon from vehicles.
Patagonia is making beer from kernza, a perennial grain
The company wants to demonstrates how the global food system can be more sustainable.
New gene essential for making ears of corn
New research extends the growing biological understanding of how different parts of corn plants develop, which is important information for a crop that is...
New Yorkers brace for self-cloning Asian longhorned tick
A new study maps out the increase and spread of the Asian longhorned tick, a new species identified last summer in Westchester and Staten...
Novel insights into soil biodiversity, Earth’s global engine
New findings indicate changes in soil biodiversity are driven by changes in plant cover and soil acidification during ecosystem development.
What’s in this plant? The best automated system for finding potential drugs
Researchers have developed a new computational mass-spectrometry system for identifying metabolomes -- entire sets of metabolites for different living organisms. When the new method...
Galápagos islands have nearly 10 times more alien marine species than once thought
Over 50 non-native species have found their way to the Galápagos Islands, almost 10 times more than scientists previously thought, reports a new study.
Sea grapes reveal secrets of plant evolution
Scientists decoded the genome of the popular Okinawan seaweed 'umi-budo' or 'sea grapes,' which could help ease the crop's cultivation and address environmental issues...
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