Tag: Plant Sciences

Rainforest degradation, wildfire reducing speciesCredit: James Dorey Photography A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded ...

Freshwater outflow from Beaufort Sea could alter global climate patterns

Arctic Ocean's salinity balance at risk, new model showsCredit: Francesca Samsel and Greg Abram (University of Texas at Austin). High-resolution ...

Forests’ long-term capacity to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires

Credit: Corli Coetsee More intense and frequent fires are reducing the size of tree communities in many regions of the ...

Cryptic fleshy coat aids larvae in crawling on a moss carpet

"Fleshy lobes" in insect larvae are known as a tool for camouflage but it was found that they can also ...

Chimpanzees and humans share overlapping territories

Credit: E Bersacola and Kim Hockings / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project Chimpanzees and humans "overlap" in their use of forests and ...

Allergy season starts earlier each year due to climate change and pollen transport

Scientists in Munich study how pollen from far distances -- sometimes hundreds of kilometers away -- affects the length of ...

Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity

Researchers estimated biodiversity and biomass losses in the biome using data from 1,819 forest inventories. In terms of carbon storage, ...

Researchers use new tool to study stress in root-colonizing bacteria

Tapping into a plant's microbiome may protect it from harsh growing conditionsCredit: Matt Jensen LOGAN, UTAH -- One solution to ...

Measuring carbon nanotubes taken up by plants

Credit: Kamol Das Carbon nanotubes are tiny. They can be a hundred thousand times smaller than the width of a ...

Mangrove forests store more carbon when they’re more diverse

Credit: Guanghui Lin. Mangrove forests with greater species diversity can store more carbon, according to new research published in the ...

Project examines how to make ‘farm to table’ more sustainable

February 23, 2021

UTA research into Iowa farming has potential impact for urban and rural areas in TexasCredit: UT Arlington A University of ...

Parasitic plants conspire to keep hosts alive

February 23, 2021

Mistletoe sends treemailCredit: Paul Nabity/UCR The plant that encourages kissing at Christmas is in fact a parasite, and new research ...

CABBI researchers challenge the CRP status quo to mitigate fossil fuels

A team led by sustainability theme leader Madhu Khanna suggests a new use for land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve ...

Tweaking corn kernels with CRISPR

Credit: Jackson lab/CSHL, 2021 Corn--or maize--has changed over thousands of years from weedy plants that make ears with less than ...

Advancing understanding of hop genome to aid brewers, medical researchers

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have significantly expanded the ...

Dozens of new lichen species discovered in East African mountain forests

Credit: Jouko Rikkinen "The lengthy groundwork is finally complete," says Jouko Rikkinen, Professor of Botany at the University of Helsinki, ...

Pioneering research reveals gardens are secret powerhouse for pollinators

Credit: Nicholas Tew Home gardens are by far the biggest source of food for pollinating insects, including bees and wasps, ...

Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth’s history 42,000 years ago