The Scourge of Native Oaks is Blowing in the Wind
Scientists and conservationists in the U.S. Midwest are working to stop industrial herbicides from drifting onto the region’s remaining hardwood trees.
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Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
Lens of Time: Witch Hazels Take Flight
Investigating the mechanics of seed dispersal in an unusual shrub in eastern North America has revealed that some plants have powers of propulsion equal to the planet’s fastest animals.
Banking on Pollen
When seed saving doesn’t work, pollen may be the answer to preserving botanical heritage.
Plant Sex and the City
Plants around the world are adapting their reproductive strategies to survive on an increasingly urban planet.
Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
Lens of Time: Witch Hazels Take Flight
Investigating the mechanics of seed dispersal in an unusual shrub in eastern North America has revealed that some plants have powers of propulsion equal to the planet’s fastest animals.
Banking on Pollen
When seed saving doesn’t work, pollen may be the answer to preserving botanical heritage.
Plant Sex and the City
Plants around the world are adapting their reproductive strategies to survive on an increasingly urban planet.