Tag: plants
Amid growing legalization, cannabis in culture and politics is the focus...
Hillary Jeanne Haldane, Quinnipiac University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s...
Sasimonthakan Tanarsuwongkul, University of South Carolina
Have you ever wondered about that sharp, green note that hits your nose...
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...
What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and...
Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana
Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after...
When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of...
Paul Bierman, University of Vermont and Tammy Rittenour, Utah State University
About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland...
How do spices get their flavor?
Beronda L. Montgomery, Grinnell College
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
Colonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here’s...
Daniel Park, Purdue University
Some of the world’s most popular museums are natural history collections: Think of dinosaur fossils,...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...
Gillian Russell, Penn State and Glenn Sterner, University of Kentucky
Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online...
