Tag: plants
The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots
Jennifer Atkinson, University of Washington
The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom.
In the early days of lockdown, seed suppliers were depleted of...
Spring is arriving earlier across the US, and that’s not always...
Theresa Crimmins, University of Arizona
Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception....
Tons of acorns? It must be a mast year
Emily Moran, University of California, Merced
If you have oak trees in your neighborhood, perhaps you’ve noticed that some years the ground is carpeted with...
How do we know when a species at risk has recovered?...
H. Resit Akcakaya, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
Around the world, animals and plants are disappearing at alarming rates. In May...
Not all genes are necessary for survival – these species dropped...
Jessica M. Velez, University of Tennessee; Alison Gerken, Kansas State University, and Amey Redkar, Universidad de Córdoba
Humans, the latest tally suggests, have approximately 21,000...
As climate change erodes US coastlines, an invasive plant could become...
Judith Weis, Rutgers University Newark
Many invasive species are found along U.S. coasts, including fishes, crabs, mollusks and marsh grasses. Since the general opinion...
Studying circadian rhythms in plants and their pathogens might lead to...
Hua Lu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Linda Wiratan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
At dusk, the leaves of the tamarind tree close, waiting...
Seeds in space – how well can they survive harsh, non-Earth...
Gina Riggio, University of Arkansas
Will we someday colonize space? Will our children visit other planets? To achieve goals like these, we’ll need to crack...
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...
