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It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...
Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest ...
The majority of insects are considered beneficial or harmless. Of course, those are the ones we want to have hanging around.
Plants produce an astonishing variety of chemical substances. Most of these metabolites are involved in chemical ...
Plants grow from something unexpected—carbon drawn in through tiny pores called stomata. At Stanford, researchers are ...
In fact, the air we breathe carries traces of a quieter kind of warfare — not against people, but pests. Scientists at ...
Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...
Did you know that nearly 75% of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce Without these tiny creatures, ...
Throughout the Lancaster County region in July are talks about potting houseplants, growing food plots for wildlife, soil health and more. There are hands-on classes to make things like glass garden ...