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Do Australia's Giant Fire-Dependent Trees Belong in the Rainforest?
October 31, 2012 — Australia's giant eucalyptus trees are the tallest flowering plants on earth, yet their unique relationship with fire makes them a huge puzzle for ecologists. Now the first global assessment of these ... > full story -
Plant Inventory Looks for Rare Species, Maps out Future Conservation
October 31, 2012 — The St. Francois Mountains, in the southeastern part of Missouri, are home to the state's highest peaks and only igneous glades. This unique area harbors a diverse flora that is currently under ... > full story -
Improving Lipid Analysis: With New Mass Spectrometer, Researchers Can Grow Knowledge of Plants and Environmental Stress
October 23, 2012 — New research analyzing lipids is helping scientists around the world understand plant responses and develop better crops that can withstand environmental ... > full story -
Viral Alliances Overcoming Plant Defenses
October 16, 2012 — Researchers have found that viruses will join forces to overcome a plant's defenses and cause more severe ... > full story -
Pollenizer Research Should Help Seedless Watermelon Farmers
October 16, 2012 — Research on flower production and disease resistance in watermelon varieties should help bolster seedless watermelon harvests for ... > full story -
Green Leaf Volatiles Increase Plant Fitness Via Biocontrol
October 16, 2012 — To secure food resources, sustainability of agriculture must be increased. Such efforts also depend on insights from plant ecology. Based on field studies on tobacco plants, researchers demonstrated ... > full story -
SpaceX Cargo Mission: Return Science Sample Capability as Important as Space Station Resupply
October 10, 2012 — While the first NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) flight to the International Space Station is historic, the delivery and more importantly the return of science samples is pivotal. Since the ... > full story -
Computational Model Identifies Potential Pathways to Improve Plant Oil Production
October 9, 2012 — Using a computational model they designed to incorporate detailed information about plants' interconnected metabolic processes, scientists have identified key pathways that appear to "favor" the ... > full story -
Why Wine and Tea Pair So Well With a Meal: It's All in the Mouthfeel
October 8, 2012 — Of course a nice glass of wine goes well with a hearty steak, and now researchers who study the way food feels in our mouths think they may understand why that is: The astringent wine and fatty meat ... > full story -
Demographic Miracle in the Deserts: Some Plants in Arid Regions Benefit from Climate Change
October 8, 2012 — Dryland ecosystems cover 41% of the Earth’s land surface. These ecosystems are highly vulnerable to global environmental change and desertification. But climate change seems to have a positive ... > full story
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