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European Mountain Plant Population Shows Delayed Response to Climate Change
May 7, 2012 — A modeling study from the European Alps suggests that population declines to be observed during the upcoming decades will probably underestimate the long-term effects of recent climate warming on ... > full story -
Different Recipes for Success in the World of Plants
May 4, 2012 — In order to prevail against native plants, non-native plant species develop special strategies. These differ in part considerably from the propagation strategies of endemic plant species. These ... > full story -
Plant Diversity Is Key to Maintaining Productive Vegetation
May 3, 2012 — Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in the long run when more plant species are present, results of a new study ... > full storyMore: -
Earth History and Evolution: Cypress Tree Distribution Reflects the Breakup of Pangaea
May 3, 2012 — In classical mythology, the cypress tree is associated with death, the underworld and eternity. Indeed, the family to which cypresses belong, is an ancient lineage of conifers, and a new study of ... > full story -
Handful of Heavyweight Trees Per Acre Are Forest Champs
May 2, 2012 — Big trees three or more feet in diameter accounted for nearly half the biomass measured at a Yosemite National Park site, yet represented only one percent of the trees growing there, according to the ... > full story -
Experiments Underestimate Plant Responses to Climate Change
May 2, 2012 — Experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future. That's the conclusion of an analysis of 50 plant studies on four ... > full storyMore: -
Gene That Plays Key Role in Inheritance (FANCM) Identified
April 30, 2012 — Scientists have identified relevant new functions of a gene that plays a crucial role in Fanconi anemia, a life-threatening disease. The FANCM gene is known to be important for the stability of the ... > full story -
Rare Protozoan from Sludge in Norwegian Lake Does Not Fit on Main Branches of Tree of Life
April 26, 2012 — Humankind's remotest relative is a very rare micro-organism from south-Norway. The discovery may provide an insight into what life looked like on earth almost one thousand million years ago. ... > full story -
Genetic Markers for Tracking Species: Barcodes
April 25, 2012 — Using barcodes, zoologists and botanists want to identify animal and plant species ... > full story -
Plant Perfumes Woo Beneficial Bugs to Their Roots
April 24, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that maize crops emit chemical signals which attract growth-promoting microbes to live amongst their roots. This is the first chemical signal that has been shown to attract ... > full story -
Do Urban 'Heat Islands' Hint at Trees of Future?
April 24, 2012 — A new study shows that common native red oak seedlings grow as much as eight times faster in New York's Central Park than in more rural, cooler settings in the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains. ... > full story -
Following Life's Chemistry to the Earliest Branches on the Tree of Life
April 24, 2012 — Scientists have traced the development of life-sustaining chemistry to the earliest forms of life on ... > full storyMore:
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