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A team of researchers at the University of Würzburg has identified an ion channel that helps to facilitate plant communication.

06-17-2019 Plants

Scientists identify an ion channel that is critical for plant communication

A team of researchers at the University of Würzburg has...

Researchers created mutant plants to get a better understanding of plant cells, including how they coordinate growth and development.

06-14-2019 Plants

Scientists identify two genes involved in the growth and greening of plants

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) created mutant...

A team of international researchers have found that a point mutation in the almond’s genes made them sweet and edible.

06-13-2019 Science

Genetic mutation made almonds enjoyable to eat

These days, almonds are known as a tasty snack with...

A new study has found psychoactive compounds preserved in 2,500-year-old funerary incense burners from the Jirzankal Cemetery in the eastern Pamirs of Asia.

06-12-2019 Plants

Did ancient cultures also use marijuana for its psychoactive effects?

Cannabis – more colloquially known as “marijuana,” among other names...

Scientists have discovered that a grape variety still used in wine production in France can be traced back 900 years to just one ancestral plant.

06-11-2019 Plants

Ancient seeds trace wine grape variety back 900 years to one ancestral plant

It doesn’t take a full-blown wine snob to know that...

A new study led by the University of Cambridge has identified a gene that can be manipulated to help produce higher crop yields.

06-10-2019 Plants

Scientists identify a gene that can be used to grow more productive crops

A new study led by the University of Cambridge has...

The box caterpillar is making quick work of England’s hedgerows as the pest has made the top of the Royal Horticultural Society’s “most wanted list.”

06-08-2019 Animals

Box caterpillars are wreaking havoc in English hedgerows

The box caterpillar, Cydalima perspectalis, is making quick work of...

New research involving a plant species with a particular leaf pattern has revealed new insights into how plants determine leaf arrangement.

06-06-2019 Plants

New formula discovered for mapping leaf patterns

The patterns of leaf arrangements in nature has been a...

A team of researchers were finally able to track down the origins of the Persian walnut, prized for its hardwood and rich nuts.

06-04-2019 Plants

Scientists finally determine the origins of the Persian walnut

Using genomic data examined using both phylogenetic and population genetic...

The heat stress associated with climate change will play a larger role in reducing the yields of major U.S. crops than the stress induced by droughts.

06-04-2019 Environment

US crop yields will be more impacted by heat stress than drought

Experts at Cornell University have determined that the heat stress...

Coffee farms found were found to be using virtual slave labor which raises important questions about the uncertainty of certification labels.

06-04-2019 Lifestyle

Coffee farms found using slave labor raise alarming regulation questions

Coffee is often associated with exotic places. Names of roasts,...

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