Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made

Some parts of the Gulf experienced 18 months of rain in a single day.

Richard Washington, Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford • conversation
April 19, 2024 ~6 min

Arctic Vault Gets More Seeds

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 29, 2024 ~3 min


Model predicts how far wind can carry seeds

The model analyzes the future survival of plants in a changing climate based on how far wind can carry a plant’s seeds.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Dec. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world

A research accident in the Binder lab at the University of Tennessee led to an unprecedented discovery about how plants respond to a hormone called ethylene.

Brad Binder, Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Nov. 9, 2023 ~7 min

Buried seeds are viable after 144 years, but mystery remains

Seeds buried in bottles 144 years ago still germinate, discover researchers. The experiment continues.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 6, 2023 ~6 min

The Green Revolution is a warning, not a blueprint for feeding a hungry planet

Did the Green Revolution, which brought high-tech agriculture to developing nations in the 1960s, prevent famine? Recent research takes a much more skeptical view.

Glenn Davis Stone, Research Professor of Environmental Science, Sweet Briar College • conversation
Oct. 4, 2023 ~10 min

Plant cell transfer could lead to higher crop productivity

New findings could lead to better ways of producing hybrid seeds to maximize crop productivity, researchers report.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
Sept. 18, 2023 ~5 min

Salata Institute funds 14 climate projects

Plant-based buildings, greener AI, and a national agroforest are just a few of the solutions researchers are teaming up to explore.

Salata Institute Communications • harvard
Sept. 4, 2023 ~11 min


Witch hazel uses springs to blast its seeds

Spring-loaded fruits let witch hazel plants fling heavier seeds just as fast as lighter ones, research finds.

Robin Smith-Duke • futurity
Aug. 24, 2023 ~5 min

Omega-3 fatty acids linked with slower progression of ALS

Alpha-linolenic acid — an omega-3 fatty acid found in many nuts, seeds, and oils — showed the strongest link to slowing the progression and premature death of people living with ALS.

Maya Brownstein • harvard
June 21, 2023 ~3 min

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