Tracing a plant’s steps: Following seed dispersal using chloroplast DNA
Researchers have developed a new tool to sequence chloroplast DNA from hundreds of plants at once, to learn more about how plant populations move....
Engineers create plants that glow
By embedding nanoparticles into the leaves of watercress, engineers have induced the plant to give off dim light for nearly four hours. They believe...
Does eclipse equal night in plant life?
As the Aug. 21 eclipse approached, researchers prepared to understand plants' response to light and temperature. The varied results have left the researchers with...
Plant pathologists discover unusual evolutionary transition in common bacteria
There are mostly benign species in the soil-borne, plant-associated genus of bacteria known as Rhodococcus, but a few species can be pathogenic. Researchers used...
Anesthetics have the same effects on plants as they have on animals and humans
A new study has shown that plants react to anesthetics similarly to the way animals and humans do, suggesting plants are ideal objects for...
Reductions in individual plant growth sometimes boost community resilience
In sports, sometimes a player has to take one for the team. The same appears to be true in the plant world, where reduced...
It’s all in the ears: Inner ears of extinct sea monsters mirror those of...
A new study has revealed that an extinct group of marine reptiles called sauropterygians evolved similar inner ear proportions to those of some modern...
Wheat gets boost from purified nanotubes
Researchers test the effects of carbon nanotubes on the growth of wheatgrass. While some showed no effect, purified single-walled nanotubes dispersed in water enhanced...
Invasive ‘supervillain’ crab can eat through its gills
Invasive green shore crabs can 'eat' by absorbing nutrients across its gills -- the first demonstration of this ability in crustaceans -- scientists have...
New species discovered in Malaysian rainforest during unprecedented, top-to-bottom survey
This fall, the California Academy of Sciences partnered with The Habitat Penang Hill and colleagues to conduct a rainforest survey on Malaysia's island state...
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