A bout of powdery mildew leaves plants vulnerable
Prior exposure to powdery mildew makes plants more vulnerable to subsequent disease, research finds.
Tags: plants fungus parasites science-and-technology
Blame milkweed loss for steep monarch declines
Loss of milkweed is the most likely reason for the incredible loss of monarchs, a new study of 1.4 million butterflies shows.
Tags: conservation insects plants butterflies earth-and-environment
Plants might be able to tell us about the location of dead bodies, helping families find missing people
Researchers are figuring out how plants respond to the presence of human cadavers. The findings could prove important for discovering the locations of murder victims or mass graves.
Sept. 3, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: evolution innovation agriculture plants microbes adaptation genetically-modified-organisms forensics genetically-modified-plants decomposition
Plants might be able to tell us about the location of dead people, helping families find missing people
Researchers are figuring out how plants respond to the presence of human cadavers. The findings could prove important for discovering the locations of murder victims or mass graves.
Sept. 3, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: evolution innovation agriculture plants microbes adaptation genetically-modified-organisms forensics genetically-modified-plants decomposition
When plants and their microbes are not in sync, the results can be disastrous
Just as humans can suffer from an imbalance of microbes in their gut, plants can suffer a similar syndrome in their leaves. This finding opens up new possibilities for improving food security.
Aug. 28, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: agriculture plants microbiome ecosystem crops microbiota arabidopsis
First mass extinctions in 13,000 years may be on the way
New research looking at fossil pollen samples serves "as a dire warning about the vulnerability of natural systems to extinction."
Tags: climate-change extinction fossils plants forests earth-and-environment
Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure
Consuming the plant can be lethal to animals and humans.
Aug. 18, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus pandemic plants fda medicinal-plants
Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden celebrates 350th anniversary
The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh celebrates three and a half centuries of science and conservation.
Tags: conservation biodiversity plants edinburgh gardening coronavirus-lockdown-measures
New Guinea is #1 for island plant diversity
A new study that lists almost 14,000 plant species shows that New Guinea is the most diverse island on the planet when it comes to flora.
Tags: biodiversity plants science-and-technology earth-and-environment islands new-guinea
Beautyberry compound aids antibiotic against MRSA
A compound from the American beautyberry boosts an antibiotic's activity against MRSA, research indicates.
Tags: antibiotics plants drug-resistance drug-development featured health-and-medicine mrsa
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