Tag: seeds
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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Why do flowers smell?
Richard L. Harkess, Mississippi State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
Anti-nutrients – they’re part of a normal diet and not as...
Jill Joyce, Oklahoma State University
Maybe you’re trying to eat healthier these days, aiming to get enough of the good stuff and limit the less-good...
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...
Why it’s time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides
John F. Tooker, Pennsylvania State University
Planting season for corn and soybeans across the U.S. corn belt is drawing to a close. As they plant,...
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...