How do plants act fast to fight off infections?
New work reveals a new mechanism by which plants are able to rapidly activate defenses against bacterial infections. These findings could inspire efforts to...
The young plant’s pantry does more than just feed it
The endosperm, the tissue surrounding the plant embryo in the seed, has long been perceived as a nourishing tissue that is abandoned once the...
Hidden costs of global illegal wildlife trade
Researchers have highlighted that the illegal and unsustainable global wildlife trade has bigger ramifications on our everyday lives than you might think.
Artificial scaffolds for studying plant cell growth
We cannot see how plants sense force, at least not yet. But a discovery by plant biologists at Washington University in St. Louis will...
Research identifies proteins that support photosynthesis in iron deficient plants
As climate change poses risks to plant growth and food supply, researchers have identified how iron deficient plants optimize photosynthesis and regulate light protection.
How plant parents ensure that their kids make it far in life
Researchers have been studying seed dispersal to understand how chemicals impact interactions between fruit and the animals that eat them.
Team discovers invasive-native crayfish hybrids in Missouri
In a study of crayfish in the Current River in southeastern Missouri, researchers discovered -- almost by chance -- that the virile crayfish, Faxonius...
Air pollution caused 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019
Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, with household air pollution accounting for 700,000 fatalities, while increased outdoor air...
Crayfish and carp among the invasive species pushing lakes towards ecosystem collapse
Certain invasive, non-native species can disrupt lakes to the point of rapid ecosystem collapse, contaminating water for drinking, aquaculture and recreation, a new study...
‘Mystery plant’ from the Amazon declared a new species after nearly 50 years of...
After nearly 50 years, scientists have finally figured out what family a strange Amazonian tree with tiny orange fruit belongs to.
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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