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Cushion Plants Help Other Plants Survive
February 18, 2013 — Alpine cushion plants help other plants in harsh mountain environments to ... > full story -
Microbes Team Up to Boost Plants' Stress Tolerance
February 17, 2013 — While most farmers consider viruses and fungi potential threats to their crops, these microbes can help wild plants adapt to extreme conditions, according to a ... > full story -
Avoiding Virus Dangers in 'Domesticating' Wild Plants for Biofuel Use
February 17, 2013 — In our ongoing quest for alternative energy sources, researchers are looking more to plants that grow in the wild for use in biofuels -- plants such as ... > full story -
Wild Plants Are Infected With Many Viruses and Still Thrive
February 17, 2013 — Researchers have studied viruses as agents of disease in humans, domestic animals and plants, but a study of plant viruses in the wild may point to a more cooperative, benevolent role of the microbe, ... > full story -
Scientists Explore New Technologies That Remove Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
February 17, 2013 — Reducing carbon dioxide emissions may not be enough to curb global warming, say scientists. The solution could require carbon-negative technologies that actually remove large amounts of ... > full story -
Tree-Ring Data Show History, Pattern to Droughts
February 17, 2013 — Researchers used more than 1,400 climate-sensitive tree-ring chronologies from multiple tree species across North America to reconstruct the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI), a widely used soil ... > full story -
What Green Algae Are Up to in the Dark
February 14, 2013 — How do green algae produce hydrogen in the dark? Biologists have now uncovered a mechanism for the production of the gas which has hardly been examined before; usually, researchers are interested in ... > full story -
Ice Age Extinction Shaped Australian Plant Diversity
February 13, 2013 — Researchers have shown that part of Australia's rich plant diversity was wiped out by the ice ages, demonstrating that extinction, probably more than evolution, influences ... > full story -
Wetland Trees a Significant Overlooked Source of Methane
February 13, 2013 — Wetland trees are a significant overlooked source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a new study. The study may help to resolve an ongoing controversy about the origins of methane in ... > full story -
Tree Die-Off Triggered by Hotter Temperatures
February 11, 2013 — Scientists have determined that the recent widespread die-off of Colorado trembling aspen trees is a direct result of decreased precipitation exacerbated by high summer temperatures. The die-off, ... > full story
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