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New 'Tree of Life' Established for One of the Largest Groups of Bacteria
May 17, 2010 — A new "tree of life" has been constructed by researchers for the gamma-proteobacteria, a large group of medically and scientifically important bacteria. By building powerful phylogenetic trees, ... > full story -
Strategies for Increasing Carbon Stored in Forests and Wood
May 13, 2010 — While the US and other world leaders consider options for offsetting carbon emissions, it is important to take into account the role forests play in the global carbon cycle, say scientists in a new ... > full story -
Rate of Childhood Peanut Allergies More Than Tripled from 1997 to 2008
May 12, 2010 — Results of a nationwide telephone survey have shown that the rate of peanut allergies in children more than tripled from 1997 to ... > full story -
Clash of the Mites: Hot on the Heels of a Destructive Coconut Pest
May 11, 2010 — Biological control experts are sending mites after their own kind as researchers make headway in an initiative to naturally manage the most invasive and destructive pest of the crop, the coconut mite ... > full story -
Feeling Stressed? So Is the Poplar -- But Hormone Suppression Could Help the Tree
May 6, 2010 — Scientists have identified the molecular mechanism that poplar trees use to adapt to changing soil conditions, as well as some of the genes that turn the process on or ... > full story -
Clues to Neuronal Health Found in Tree-Like Nerve Cell Structures
May 6, 2010 — Using the small, round worm C. elegans, researchers have discovered how elaborate dendritic trees (tree-like nerve structures) are formed and maintained. Possible applications include treatments for ... > full story -
Ash and Elm Join the Swedish Red List
April 28, 2010 — The loss of biodiversity in Sweden continues, notwithstanding a political target to halt the loss by 2010. This may be seen from Sweden's new Red List. Meanwhile, the status of several species has ... > full story -
How Grass Buffers Keep Agricultural Herbicides at Bay
April 26, 2010 — Researchers studied the impact of grass and grass/tree buffer strips on three herbicides commonly used in agriculture. The scientists studied the transport of the herbicides in both surface runoff ... > full story -
Asia's Most Devastating Droughts Reconstructed
April 22, 2010 — Asia's monsoon rains feed nearly half the world's population. A new study of tree rings provides a detailed record of at least four epic failures of the monsoon that have shaken Asia over the last ... > full story -
Planting Depth Affects Popular Landscape Tree
April 21, 2010 — Landscape trees produced in container nursery systems are replanted one to two times into larger containers, a practice known as "up-canning." Problems can arise when trees are planted either too ... > full story
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