Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before
The money he earned doing that was enough to put Cocioba through the first couple of years of a biology degree at Stony Brook University. He completed a stint with …
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Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time
Chloroplasts, the parts of cells that allow plants and algae to photosynthesize, are thought to have originated over 1 billion years ago, when photosynthetic cyanobacteria lived symbiotically within other primitive …
Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide
PORTLAND, Maine — Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state’s tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. …
The Amazon’s Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region
APIWTXA VILLAGE, Brazil — It was just before dawn when the Ashaninka people, wearing long, tunic-like dresses, began singing traditional songs while playing drums and other instruments. The music drifted …
Stunning Photo Competition Shines a Light on Earth’s Amazing Biodiversity
Kathleen Borshanian, left, Jaime Rojo, right. The California Academy of Sciences has revealed the winners of its BigPicture Photography Competition which celebrates Earth’s biodiversity and highlights the threats it faces. …
19 Plants That Repel Mosquitos
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We’ve all been there: watching the sunset in your backyard, by a bonfire, or on the balcony after a perfect summer day, when suddenly: bzzz. A mosquito whines in your …
Climate records keep shattering. How worried should we be?
WASHINGTON — Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records. Meanwhile, scientists and climate policymakers warn of the growing likelihood that the planet will soon exceed the warming target …
The Feds Are Trying to Get Plants to Mine Metal Through Their Roots
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“Just like we do research with corn, wheat, soybean, getting these plants to be more efficient in taking up nutrients—nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium—well, there needs to be this research that goes …
International Garden Photographer of the Year Celebrates Botanical Beauty
© June Sharpe / International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) The International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition celebrates all things botanical photography, including close-ups, abstract images, and …
Scientists Film Plants ‘Talking’ to Each Other in Groundbreaking Footage
Scientists have filmed neighboring plants “chatting” and receiving warning messages from each other in groundbreaking footage. Since the 1980s, scientists have known that neighboring plants communicate with each other as …