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Research Examines Ancient Puebloans and the Myth of Maize
April 2, 2013 — New research shows that perhaps the ancient Puebloans weren't as into the maize craze as once thought. Nikki Berkebile has been studying the subsistence habits of Puebloans, or Anasazi, who lived on ... > full story -
Total Buzz Kill: Metals in Flowers May Play Role in Bumblebee Decline
April 2, 2013 — Beekeepers and researchers nationally are reporting growing evidence that a powerful new class of pesticides may be killing off bumblebees. Now, research points toward another potential cause: metal ... > full story -
Ozone Masks Plants Volatiles, Plant Eating Insects Confused
April 2, 2013 — Increases in ground-level ozone, especially in rural areas, may interfere not only with predator insects finding host plants, but also with pollinators finding flowers, according to new ... > full story -
Extreme Algal Blooms: The New Normal?
April 1, 2013 — A research team has determined that the 2011 record-breaking algal bloom in Lake Erie was triggered by long-term agricultural practices coupled with extreme precipitation, followed by weak lake ... > full storyMore: -
Soils in Newly Forested Areas Store Substantial Carbon That Could Help Offset Climate Change
April 1, 2013 — Surface appearances can be so misleading: In most forests, the amount of carbon held in soils is substantially greater than the amount contained in the trees themselves, according to new ... > full story -
Multi-Toxin Biotech Crops Not Silver Bullets, Scientists Warn
March 30, 2013 — The widely used strategy of endowing crops with redundant toxins to fend off pests rests on flawed assumptions, researchers have discovered. Their study helps explain why pests are evolving ... > full story -
Gene Responsible for Short Stature of Dwarf Pearl Millet Identified
March 29, 2013 — Recently, plant geneticists have successfully isolated the gene that creates dwarfed varieties of pearl millet. It is the first time a gene controlling an important agronomic trait has been isolated ... > full story -
Researchers Engineer Plant Cell Walls to Boost Sugar Yields for Biofuels
March 29, 2013 — Using the tools of synthetic biology, researchers are engineering healthy plants whose lignocellulosic biomass can more easily be broken down into simple sugars for the production of clean, green and ... > full story -
Gene Discovery May Yield Lettuce That Will Sprout in Hot Weather
March 29, 2013 — Plant scientists have identified a lettuce gene and related enzyme that put the brakes on germination during hot weather -- a discovery that could lead to lettuces that can sprout year-round, even at ... > full story -
Growing Plants on Mars
March 28, 2013 — Concrete plans for a one-way ticket to Mars have been forged. Food will have to be grown on location. Is this a distant future scenario? Not for scientists researching whether or not it is possible ... > full story
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