A century later, plant biodiversity struggles in wake of agricultural abandonment
Decades after farmland was abandoned, plant biodiversity and productivity struggle to recover, according to new research.
Florida’s citrus industry is fighting for its life
A bacterium is ravaging citrus groves that prevents fruit from ripening.
Plants use a single communication route when developing new chloroplasts
When a plant begins growing its first leaves, it is in a race for survival to build its chloroplasts. Research reveals that a chain...
Some aquatic plants depend on the landscape for photosynthesis
Researchers found that not only are freshwater aquatic plants affected by climate, they are also shaped by the surrounding landscape. When in an environment...
Micro-rubber in the environment
The tread on the tire is worn out, new tires are needed. Everyday life for many drivers. But where do these lost centimeters of...
Micro-rubber in the environment
The tread on the tire is worn out, new tires are needed. Everyday life for many drivers. But where do these lost centimeters of...
Evolution can reconfigure gene networks to deal with environmental change
Scientists have unraveled the genetic mechanisms behind tiny waterfleas' ability to adapt to increased levels of phosphorus pollution in lakes.
Ash Dieback: Better news for European ash trees
For the past decade the outlook has been gloomy for European ash trees devastated by ash dieback and facing the threat of more invasive...
Chitin-binding proteins override host plant’s resistance to fungal infection
A recent article studies chitin-binding proteins from a soilborne fungus (Verticillium nonalfalfae) that causes vascular wilt in plants. This fungus binds a particular protein...
Insulin can increase mosquitoes’ immunity to West Nile virus
A discovery has the potential to inhibit the spread of West Nile virus as well as Zika and dengue viruses. The researchers demonstrated that...
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