The first citrus fruits may have come from southern China
Citrus fruits’ hometown is in China, a genetic analysis suggests. An extensive look at...
Plants Build Dunes but Can Speed Erosion During Severe Storms
People plant vegetation on some beaches to shore up erosion-prone dunes. But surprisingly, new experiments...
Cities Are Rethinking What Kinds of Trees They’re Planting
After a series of winter storms pummeled California this winter, thousands of trees across the...
As the Arctic Warms, These Rivers Are Slowing Down
Permafrost is the understructure of the Arctic, but it’s thawing at a drastic pace, putting...
How Wine’s Origin Was Shaped by the Last Glacial Maximum
About 12,000 years ago, human society changed dramatically. Hunters and gatherers started farming. Settlements grew...
To Estimate Plant Water Use, Consider the Xylem
Source: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES) Plants are an integral part of...
Fluffy rats with poison fur have a snuggly social side
Crested rats don’t just chew tree bark that’s poisonous enough to kill an elephant. The...
A medicinal plant has evolved camouflage in heavily picked areas
Fritillaria plants should be simple to spot. The usually bright green plants often stand alone...
Botanists save rare North American plants to preserve biodiversity
No plant should have to end this way. North America’s various beach plums bear purple-blue,...
How Venus flytraps store short-term ‘memories’ of prey
A Venus flytrap’s short-term “memory” can last about 30 seconds. If an insect taps the...