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Wild tomato plants produce a natural insect repellent that could be bred into garden varieties, creating insect-resistant tomatoes without the use of harmful pesticides.

04-24-2019 Plants

Tomatoes can be bred with insect-resistant genes instead of pesticides

Wild tomato plants produce a natural insect repellent that could...

A new study from Washington University in St. Louis has revealed that competition among seeds contributes to rapid plant evolution.

04-23-2019 Plants

Competition for nutrients among seeds drives faster plant evolution

Just like baby birds competing for their mothers to feed...

A new study has revealed that pollen that is released by certain species of grass is contributing to increased asthma attacks and intense hay fever.

04-23-2019 Science

Grass can trigger allergy and asthma symptoms when pollen count is low

A three-year project designed to analyze grass pollen may help...

Researchers from the University of Florida and the US Department of Agriculture may have discovered a simple, non-invasive solution to help manage armyworm infestations.

04-22-2019 Plants

Grass variety may be the secret to beating armyworm infestations

Armyworms are problematic pests that can wreak havoc on wheat,...

The mutually beneficial relationship between flowering plants and pollinating insects is the result of millions of years of coevolution.

04-15-2019 Animals

Pollinators existed long before flowers, new research suggests

Which came first, the flower or the pollinator? The mutually...

Even when you can’t see them, fungi are all around you. Most plants are host to many different species of fungi, living within and between their cells.

04-15-2019 Plants

Fungi are everywhere… even when you can’t see them

Even when you can’t see them, fungi are all around...

Researchers have discovered that receptors in plant cells identify bacteria through simple molecular building blocks.

04-12-2019 Plants

Plants have sophisticated immune systems to defend themselves

It has been well documented that plants can defend themselves...

Pollinators like bees and butterflies promote flower growth whereas harmful herbivores promote the production of offspring via self-pollination.

04-12-2019 Plants

Pollinators and herbivores have very different effects on flower traits

A new study from the American Association for the Advancement...

The so-called sixth mass extinction may have first caught flame at the end of the last ice age, but it's turned into an inferno in today's warming world.

04-11-2019 Environment

How humans hunted, farmed and warmed their way to the 6th mass extinction

The so-called sixth mass extinction may have first caught flame...

This shift has been largely due to the impact of human activities including fire suppression, increased nitrogen deposition, and climate change.

04-11-2019 Environment

The composition of North American forests have been altered

According to a new study from the American Association for...

Ozone forms when nitrogen oxide from vehicle emissions reacts with volatile organic compounds, some of which come from plants.

04-10-2019 Environment

Severe drought conditions impact ozone pollution levels

While atmospheric ozone serves as a vital barrier protecting the...

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Acaena exigua