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01-20-2021

What is the Chinese Art of Penjing? (It’s Not the Same as Bonsai)

Penjing is an ancient Chinese art form of creating landscape...

01-19-2021

The Gardener’s Guide to Perennial Vegetables for a Home Greenhouse

One of the best things about being a gardener is...

01-12-2021

Most Popular Thank You Flowers

Saying thank you can feel like a big undertaking. Maybe...

12-11-2020

Top 15 Plants for a DIY Nursery

Plant nurseries are places where plants are propagated and grown...

12-04-2020

Is Garlic Mustard Edible? How to Prepare It

Garlic mustard is an herbaceous plant native to Asia, Africa,...

11-26-2020

Perennial Vegetables to Grow in North America

Imagine harvesting fresh veggies from your garden each summer without...

11-18-2020

10 Surprising Purslane Benefits

Purslane is a common herb that’s renowned for its medicinal...

11-12-2020

Holly Leaf History

Holly has integrated itself so well into mainstream culture, you...

11-04-2020

How to Get Your Yucca Plant to Flower

Yucca is a common succulent closely related to agaves. There...

The researchers found that exposure to houseplants had a positive influence on mental health during the early months of the COVID-19 lockdown.

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01-21-2021

Houseplants boosted psychological well-being during COVID-19 lockdown

Research has shown that the most common psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic were anxiety,...

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In a new study published by PLOS, experts have found a late rainy season often precedes drought in regions prone to food insecurity.

01-20-2021 Environment

Late rainy season signals upcoming food insecurity

In a new study published by PLOS, experts have found...

In a new study from the American Phytopathological Society, experts have developed a new heat-based treatment that can effectively kill plant pathogens without harming the plants.

01-19-2021 Plants

New heat treatment kills pathogens without harming plants

In a new study from the American Phytopathological Society, experts...

The experts report that drinking two cups of oolong tea per day triggers the breakdown of fat overnight.

01-14-2021 Lifestyle

Oolong tea burns fat while you sleep

Oolong tea burns fat while you sleep. Researchers at the...

A diet rich in plant-based foods has been linked to an abundance of healthy gut microbes that are associated with a lower risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

01-11-2021 Lifestyle

Plant-based diet helps protect against chronic diseases

A diet rich in plant-based foods has been linked to...

Plants including maize, beans, and Arabidopsis prefer nitrogen in the form of nitrate, and grow better on soil that is rich in nitrate

01-05-2021 Plants

Plants adjust roots to reach their preferred form of nitrogen

Nitrogen is considered to be the most essential nutrient for...

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A new study from Penn State has produced a potential solution to the issue of black pod disease among cacao trees

12-29-2020 Science

Scientists identify a compound that protects cacao trees from disease

A new study from Penn State has produced a potential...

The ability of a species to resist nonadapted pathogens, also known as nonhost resistance, is an important plant defense strategy that remains elusive.

12-29-2020 Plants

How do plants develop resistance to potentially deadly pathogens?

Pathogens like bacteria and viruses do not affect all plants...

In a new study from the American Phytopathological Society, scientists have discovered that the benefits of PGPB can be increased when they are grouped together with other species of bacteria.

12-28-2020 Plants

Bacteria work better together to improve crops

Some bacteria can boost plant health and provide protection from...

Researchers at the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research have conducted the most comprehensive assessment of plants in Germany that has ever been carried out.

12-17-2020 Plants

Plant diversity is declining at a steady rate across Germany

Researchers at the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research have...

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Researchers have discovered that giant sandworms, previously known only in fiction, actually roamed the seafloor near Taiwan millions of years ago

01-21-2021 Animals

Giant sandworms existed in Taiwan 20 million years ago

Researchers have discovered that giant sandworms, previously known only in...

Over the course of evolution, sex chromosomes start out as regular, matching chromosomes.

01-21-2021 Animals

Snakes depend on their sex chromosomes for survival

Over the course of evolution, sex chromosomes start out as...

The research shows that bees and flies exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides, which are commonly used worldwide, are struggling with their sleep and memory.

01-21-2021 Animals

Bumblebees and flies lose sleep when they are drugged by insecticides

Common pesticides keep some of the most important pollinators from...

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01-21-2021 Plants

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Today’s Video of the Day from the American Chemical Society features Vanderbilt University chemist Dr. Steven Townsend, who is one of the leading breast milk experts in the world.

01-20-2021 Featured Videos

Uncovering the secrets of human breast milk

Today's Video of the Day from the American Chemical Society...

01-19-2021 Environment

2020 was the hottest year on record

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard reveals that...

01-18-2021 Science

The fascinating landscapes of the Moon

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard features stunning...

Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency features the Tanezrouft Basin, which is one of the most barren parts of the Sahara Desert.

01-15-2021 Science

Tanezrouft Basin in the Sahara Desert

Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency...

01-14-2021 Environment

Plants cannot keep up with rising CO2 levels

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes how...

Today's Video of the Day describes the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Division, which consists of 1,400 scientists who share a common goal of being the most trusted source of environmental information.

01-13-2021 Environment

The largest collection of Earth scientists on the planet

Today's Video of the Day describes the NASA Goddard Earth...

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