Tag: seeds
Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their...
Brad Binder, University of Tennessee
Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like heat...
How do spices get their flavor?
Beronda L. Montgomery, Grinnell College
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
A shortage of native seeds is slowing land restoration across the...
Julia Kuzovkina, University of Connecticut and John Campanelli, University of Connecticut
Spring is planting time for home gardeners, landscapers...
Those seeds clinging to your hiking socks may be from invasive...
Megan Dolman, Boise State University
With spring settling in across the U.S. and days lengthening, many people are ready...
In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a...
Leland Glenna, Penn State
As tractors became more sophisticated over the past two decades, the big manufacturers allowed farmers...
5 wintry books to read during long nights
Liz Rosenberg, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Winter solstice brings the shortest day and longest night of...
The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers’ weed problems –...
Bart Elmore, The Ohio State University
In October 2021 I was a guest on a popular podcast to discuss...
With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble...
Evan Fricke, Rice University; Alejandro Ordonez, Aarhus University; Haldre Rogers, Iowa State University, and Jens-Christian Svenning, Aarhus University
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EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
