Botany News
May 8, 2024
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May 8, 2024 — Even bugs as small as woodlice can disperse seeds they eat, setting a new record for smallest animal recorded to do so. The discovery underscores the crucial yet often overlooked role that small invertebrates play in ...
May 8, 2024 — Adjuvants make vaccines more effective, though one of the best is an expensive extract from the soap bark tree. To lower the cost and avoid the laborious extraction process from bark, synthetic biologists introduced 38 separate genes into yeast to ...
May 7, 2024 — Plants' ability to sense light and temperature, and their ability to adapt to climate change, hinges on free-forming structures in their cells whose function was, until now, a mystery. Researchers have now determined how these structures work on a ...
May 1, 2024 — Scientists are harnessing cells to make new types of materials that can grow, repair themselves and even respond to their environment. These solid 'engineered living materials' are made by embedding ...
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May 3, 2024 — Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us. They form complex bodies with multiple organs that consist of a broad range of cell types. Developing this morphological ...
May 3, 2024 — Recent findings that plants employ a drought-survival mechanism to also defend against nutrient-sucking pests could inform future crop breeding programs aimed at achieving better broadscale pest ...
May 2, 2024 — Some of the ocean's tiniest organisms get swept into underwater currents that act as a conduit that shuttles them from the sunny surface to deeper, ...
May 2, 2024 — A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how genetic drivers influence the evolution of a specific photosynthesis mechanism in ...
May 1, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial ...
May 1, 2024 — Conventional plant regeneration approaches by cell culture require the external application of plant growth regulators, including hormones. However, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Different types of barley recruit distinct communities of soil microbes to grow around their roots by releasing a custom mix of sugars and other ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Greening the way we eat needn't mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 25, 2024 — A recent study utilized ground-based instruments to measure solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) that reflect plant health and ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists are using artificial intelligence software to analyze plant root systems, laying out a protocol that can be applied to gather data on crop and model plant phenotypes (physical ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world's most popular treat. Researchers ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — New study finds microbes may influence the taste of mustard ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses such as heat, light, or attack from insects or bacteria. Farmers could use ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team has investigated how climate change affects recently burnt boreal forests and their ability to absorb ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — By fueling the growth of plants that become kindling, carbon dioxide is driving an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires, according to a new ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — According to a research team led by palaeontologists, the net-like leaf veining typical for today's flowering plants developed much earlier than previously thought, but died out again several ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Plants with multiple sets of chromosomes, known as polyploids, are salt-tolerant or drought-resistant and often achieve higher yields. However, newly formed polyploid plants are often sterile or have ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A research team discovers previously unknown gene that indirectly promotes photosynthesis Protein regulator NirP1 influences the coordination of the nitrogen and carbohydrate metabolism 'Such ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Vitamin B1 is an essential micronutrient for human beings. Its deficiency is the cause of numerous diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Researchers have achieved a significant advance ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have identified 14 genes that thale cress -- a plant commonly used in genetic investigations since its genome is well documented -- express more when responding to five specific ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Light supplies the energy plants need to build up biomass. A research team is researching how plants adapt their photosynthesis to changing light. They describe a key molecular mechanism that ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — A new dataset bridging molecular information about the poplar tree microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released. The project aims to inform research regarding how natural systems ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — A new sunflower family tree used skimmed genomes to increase the number of species sampled, revealing that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently, a process called convergent evolution, ...
Mar. 31, 2024 — A new study states that the combination of global warming and extreme heat events, alongside the continued expansion of deforestation in the world, may be devastating for many species of animals, ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Barley is one of the most important cereal crops on a global scale. Many barley cultivars produce a toxic alkaloid called gramine that affects the suitability of barley as fodder, but also helps to ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — To woo a mate, the Albert's Lyrebird of Australia becomes a real song-and-dance bird. Each male first chooses a stage of entangled vines, then in performance he shakes the vines as part of his ...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Plant Sensors Could Act as an Early Warning System for Farmers
- Unique Field Study Shows How Climate Change Affects Fire-Impacted Forests
- Making Crops Colorful for Easier Weeding
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- CO2 Worsens Wildfires by Helping Plants Grow
- Seed Ferns: Plants Experimented With Complex Leaf Vein Networks 201 Million Years Ago
- Twisted Pollen Tubes Induce Infertility
Monday, April 15, 2024
- How Blue-Green Algae Manipulate Microorganisms
- Tropical Forests Can't Recover Naturally Without Fruit-Eating Birds
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Biofortified Rice to Combat Deficiencies
- Genetic Underpinnings of Environmental Stress Identified in Model Plant
Monday, April 8, 2024
- How Plants Adjust Their Photosynthesis to Changing Light
- Integrated Dataset Enables Genes-to-Ecosystems Research
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Researchers Discover Key Gene for Toxic Alkaloid in Barley
- Lyrebird Synchronizes Elements of Its Mating Dance
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Energy Development and Tree Encroachment Impact Wyoming Pronghorn
- New Maps Help Decision-Makers Factor Albedo Into Tree-Planting Decisions
- Discovery of Amino Acid Unveils How Light Makes Plants Open
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Species Diversity Is Directly Correlated With Productivity in Eastern U.S. Forests
- New Route to Recyclable Polymers from Plants
- 'Winners and Losers' As Global Warming Forces Plants Uphill
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Rose Essential Oil: A Safe Pesticide for Organic Agriculture
- Decoding the Plant World's Complex Biochemical Communication Networks
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Across Oceans and Millennia: Decoding the Origin and History of the Bottle Gourd
- Researchers Investigate How Freshwater Diatoms Stay in the Light
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Fairy Circles: Plant Water Stress Causes Namibia's Gaps in Grass
- Why Do Tree Frogs Lay Their Eggs on the Ground?
Monday, March 18, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Simple Trick Could Improve Accuracy of Plant Genetics Research
- Summer Solstice Triggers Synchronized Beech Tree Reproduction Across Europe
- Study Brings Scientists a Step Closer to Successfully Growing Plants in Space
- Exploring Arctic Plants and Lichens: An Important Conservation Baseline for Nunavut's Newest and Largest Territorial Park
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Alaska Dinosaur Tracks Reveal a Lush, Wet Environment
- Rainforest's Next Generation of Trees Threatened 30 Years After Logging
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- The World's Most Prolific CO2-Fixing Enzyme Is Slowly Getting Better
- Marine Algae Implants Could Boost Crop Yields
- Invasive Plant Time Bombs: A Hidden Ecological Threat
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Microalgae With Unusual Cell Biology
- Plant Lavender, Marjoram and Ivy on Your Green Wall to Clean Up the Air
Monday, March 4, 2024
- An Inside Look at Beech Tree Disease
- An Evolutionary Mystery 125 Million Years in the Making
- Photosynthetic Secrets Come to Light
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Light Into the Darkness of Photosynthesis
- A New Plant's Name That Tells a Story
- Convergent Evolution of Algal CO2-Fixing Organelles
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Cyber-Physical Heating System May Protect Apple Blossoms in Orchards
- Refrigerate Lettuce to Reduce Risk of E. Coli Contamination
- Small Dietary Changes Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint by 25%
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Walleye Struggle With Changes to Timing of Spring Thaw
- Scientists Use Blue-Green Algae as a Surrogate Mother for 'meat-Like' Proteins
- Low-Temperature Plasma Used to Remove E. Coli from Hydroponically Grown Crops
Friday, February 23, 2024
- Common Plant Could Help Reduce Food Insecurity
- Biomolecular Condensates -- Regulatory Hubs for Plant Iron Supply
- Altering the Circadian Clock Adapts Barley to Short Growing Seasons
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- 'The Future Is Fungal': New Research Finds That Fungi That Live in Healthy Plants Are Sensitive to Climate Change
- Photosynthetic Mechanism of Purple Sulfur Bacterium Adapted to Low-Calcium Environments
Monday, February 19, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Reforestation Programs Could Threaten Vast Area of Tropical Grasslands
- Asexual Propagation of Crop Plants Gets Closer
- Root Microbes May Be the Secret to a Better Tasting Cup of Tea
- Scientists Are Unravelling the Secrets of Red and Grey Squirrel Competition
- Researchers Shed Light on River Resiliency to Flooding
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Researchers Uncover Mechanisms Behind Enigmatic Shapes of Nuclei
- Pesticides to Help Protect Seeds Can Adversely Affect Earthworms' Health
- Controlling Root Growth Direction Could Help Save Crops and Mitigate Climate Change
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Friend or Foe? Ancient Partnership Between Moss and Fungi
- Inexpensive, Carbon-Neutral Biofuels Are Finally Possible
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Researchers Discover Key to Molecular Mystery of How Plants Respond to Changing Conditions
- How Plants Obtain Nitrogen by Supplying Iron to Symbiotic Bacteria
- Two New Freshwater Fungi Species in China Enhance Biodiversity Knowledge
Friday, February 2, 2024
- Scammed! Animals 'led by the Nose' To Leave Plants Alone
- Rare 3D Fossils Show That Some Early Trees Had Forms Unlike Any You've Ever Seen
Thursday, February 1, 2024
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- AI-Powered App Can Detect Poison Ivy
- Asparagus and Orchids Are More Similar Than You Think
- Using CRISPR Technology, Researchers Succeed in Growing Tomatoes That Consume Less Water Without Compromising Yield
Monday, January 29, 2024
- Do Tree-Planting Campaigns Follow Best Practices for Successful Forest Restoration?
- A Non-Allergenic Wheat Protein for Growing Better Cultivated Meat
- Moth Keeps a Firm Eye on the Proboscis
- Back from the Dead: Tropical Tree Fern Repurposes Its Dead Leaves
Friday, January 26, 2024
- Soap Bark Discovery Offers a Sustainability Booster for the Global Vaccine Market
- Use It or Lose It: How Seagrasses Conquered the Sea
Thursday, January 25, 2024
- Tiny Ant Species Disrupts Lion's Hunting Behavior
- The Underground Network: Decoding the Dynamics of Plant-Fungal Symbiosis
- Diverse Forests Are Best at Standing Up to Storms