A Vosnesensky bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) and a Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis) feed on Rydberg’s penstamon (Penstamon rydbergii) flowers in the Plumas National Forest.…
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a new nitrate sensor that will provide real-time and continuous measurement in soil to better detect…
View towards Khumbu and Cholatse from below Ama Dablam at about 4,900 m showing typical subnival vegetation in the foreground. Credit: Karen Anderson New research…
Protein structure solved by study. Credit: University of Sheffield Scientists reveal ‘beating heart’ of photosynthesis that is responsible for significantly influencing plant growth. Study shows…
Natalie Mueller grew and calculated yield estimates for two annual plants that were cultivated in eastern North America for thousands of years — and then…
A fragmented habitat caused by intense human utilization in Zhejiang Province, China. Credit: WANG Yunquan With intensifying human activity, many species are threatened with extinction.…
Ready-to-eat salads, also known as fresh-cut or bagged salads, have steadily gained popularity since their introduction in Europe in the early 1980s. This popularity is…
Anthracnose Alert: How Bacteria Prime Fifth-Biggest Global Grain Crop Against Deadly Fungus Anthracnose of Sorghum bicolor devastates crops of the drought- and heat-resistant cereal worldwide.…
Siphamia arnazae, the cat-eyed cardinalfish, is a new species of cardinalfish from Papua New Guinea. Credit: © 2019 Mark Erdmann Scientists at the California Academy…
Advanced pivot irrigation systems such as mobile drip irrigation, low-energy precision application and low-energy spray application reduce wind drift and evaporation – allowing for reduced…
This is the Amazon canopy. Credit: Fernanda Coelho, University of Leeds An international team of researchers led by the University of Leeds have revealed for…
Princeton University researchers have found that nature has developed a backup method for converting atmospheric nitrogen into the nutrient form critical to plant growth and…
Female wasp of the newly described species Idris elba (holotype specimen). Credit: Elijah J. Talamas While a mention of the British movie and music star…
The chambers attached to trees were used to measure the greenhouse gas N2O emissions in this study. Credit: Mari Pihlatie A recently published study, completed…
A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering carbon in soils. Restoring these…
The delicate flower and thread-like flower stalks of Psoralea cataracta, a type of fountain bush which only occurs close to mountain streams in the Tulbagh…
Recovery from drought stress imposed on wheat. Plant treated with OP on the right. Credit: UCR UC Riverside-led team’s discovery keeps plants plump and offers…
The 1KP initiative, a collaborative effort of nearly 200 scientists, spans green algae to land plants, providing a framework for examining 1 billion years of…
There is increasing interest around the world in using timber as a lighter, more sustainable construction alternative to steel and concrete. While wood has been…
This ‘artificial leaf’ uses water, sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce a widely-used gas, inspired by the natural process by which plants use the energy…