Forest recovery after Montana’s 2017 fire season
For a researcher who studies wildfire, University of Montana graduate student Kyra Clark-Wolf couldn’t have had better timing. Clark-Wolf arrived…
Climate & Environment
Agriculture and the environment share an intricate relationship. Farming depends on natural resources like soil, water, and climate, while agricultural practices significantly influence ecosystems and the planet’s health. However, the growing threat of global warming and environmental degradation poses unprecedented challenges to agriculture.
Cracking the enigma of how plant sperm is compacted
Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants…
A small crustacean acts as the sea’s bees
The crucial role of insects in the pollination of flowering plants is well known, but algal fertilization assisted by marine…
Underground carnivore: the first species of pitcher plant to dine on subterranean prey
What we thought we knew about carnivorous plants was swiftly called into question after scientists discovered a new species in…
Native plant gardening for species conservation
Despite global efforts to protect biodiversity, many plant species are still declining. In Germany, this includes 70 percent of all…
UV-to-red light converting films accelerate plant growth
Plastic sheets coated with an Eu3+ film that converts UV light to red light were able to accelerate growth of…
A small peptide peps up almond defense against devastating bacteria
Over the last decade, the lush olive groves one associates with the Italian countryside have become desiccated, as if stuck…
Global team of scientists determine ‘fingerprint’ for how much heat, drought is too much for forests
How hot is too hot, and how dry is too dry, for the Earth’s forests? A new study from an…
In poplars, two plant hormones boost each other in defense against pathogenic fungi
In contrast to previous assumptions, the defense hormones salicylic acid and jasmonic acid do not always suppress each other in…
Types of rock that are more prone to weathering
There are several types of rock that are more prone to weathering than others and can have a significant impact rate of weathering.