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182 articles. The edition page shows the top 32 with images and summaries; this is the uncapped full list.

Invasive plants' fungal partnerships shift by habitat and disturbance type

Plants build tiny protein sunscreens to survive scorching sunlight

Seeds remember past warmth more than the warmth they sprout in

Bee declines haven't dragged down global crop yields yet

Fat droplets in plant cells fight off viruses naturally

Soybeans in shade recruit soil bacteria using sugar signals

Bacterial cocktail helps mustard plants soak up toxic cadmium

Ancient corn breeders accidentally rewired a gene that fills the ears

One gene edit gives tomatoes a simpler root and salt tolerance

Mixing perennials into crop rotations rebuilds soil structure fast

Friendly fungus boosts wolfberry harvests by diversifying root soil bacteria

Gene duo helps tomato plants shrug off cold snaps

Plants sense fungal invaders and rush out a defense hormone

Medicinal nightshade herbs may absorb toxic metals from soil

A common vitamin helps tomatoes fend off root-eating worms

Salty soil makes bees pickier about which tomato plants to visit

Forest communities in India rely on 119 plants for medicine

Invasive purple loosestrife is blooming and spreading everywhere this week

Toxic wild honey from rhododendron nectar keeps sickening Nepali honey-hunters

Bacteria and fungi warn plants of danger using invisible gases

Ancient memory herb shows real promise against Alzheimer's disease

Wild soybean gene helps crops survive salty soil

Calcium and soil microbes team up to fight coconut disease

Wild rice talks to helpful bacteria better than farmed rice

Disease-resistant elms host different microbes and DNA chemistry

Lab-grown strawberries lose gut bacteria, but scientists can add it back

Gene-edited rice cooks softer without sacrificing yield or protein

Wetland plant grows stronger in oily soil, breaks down pollution

Popular healing herbs can quietly soak up toxic pollutants

This common wetland plant sucks up 'forever chemicals' best

Plants can soak up toxic lead and cadmium from soil

Trees make their own bug-alarm scent when caterpillars attack

Acid-treated charcoal helps sugar beets thrive in salty soil

Scientists find ways to help crops resist plastic pollution stress

Bees and bumblebees are the top microbe couriers for flowers

Light tells succulents when to release their stored acid

Sunflower oil quality genes react differently depending on where they're grown

Why some Himalayan trees can't grow any higher up the mountain

Gypsum soil treatment helps corn shake off nickel pollution

Fungal pest-control product harms stingless bee gut and movement

A tiny rice gene switch boosts grain size and delays sprouting

Tiny magnesium particles could supercharge plant defenses and growth

Nanoparticle seed coating boosts corn yield and soil health

Aphids' old pesticide defenses secretly primed them for a new one

Two common invasive weeds help detoxify coal ash dump sites

Plants use cell-damaging molecules as hormone messengers

Researchers find 22 pumpkin varieties that resist a major fungal disease

Root changes, not leaves, drive humic acid's boost to corn

Bacteria mix helps maize grow better with less fertilizer

Banana peel extract protects mouse lungs from smoke damage

Two wild plants show promise fighting crop-damaging fungus

A hormone spray and cold pre-treatment keep wax apples firm in storage

Breeders use DNA markers to make Kerala's favorite rice disease-proof

Winter growth chambers turn one barley seed into 1,500

Plants' hidden RNA messages could reduce need for pesticides

Mustard family plants share ancient stress-detection genes across species

Benin's lowest-input okra farmers grow the biggest harvests

Local soil fungi help shea tree seedlings survive grafting better

Seed treatments boost crops, but greener versions are coming

Remembering the botanist who redefined how plants and insects evolve together

A simpler way to hunt down the genes behind great apples

Naturalists are spotting colt's-foot everywhere this week

This pink wildflower is blooming and popping up everywhere right now

This wetland fern is popping up everywhere right now

Pokeweed sightings surge as foragers and naturalists take notice

Jewelweed sightings are spiking across nature apps right now

Congo swamp forests host fewer moths, with a backwards rainy season

Wheat fields lose far more nitrogen in wet years

Herb powder additive slashes nitrous oxide from manure composting

Iron-carbon material wakes up sluggish rice paddy soil chemistry

City sewage sludge has garden nutrients, but also toxic metals

Antibiotic factory waste as fertilizer can spread resistance genes in soil

Souped-up charcoal traps toxic metals and keeps soil carbon put

Weathered plastic bits disrupt nitrogen cycling in coastal wetland soils

Organic olive orchards show more antibiotic traces in soil

A cellular mail-sorting gene helps plants fight bacterial disease

This traditional tea plant fights bacteria in several ways at once

Plants use one shared switch to balance sugar and nitrogen

Plant compounds tackle high blood pressure through multiple body pathways

Tiny selenium particles boost stress defenses in plants and animals differently

Plant cells fine-tune growth hormone by sorting it internally

A rotten-egg gas helps plants survive being flooded

Gel capsules could help microbes rescue salt-damaged farmland

Tiny nitric oxide capsules help lettuce shrug off salty soil

This tobacco variety shrugs off salty soil better than its peers

Wild mustard relatives ranked for their crop-breeding potential

Tiny particles could help crops stay nutritious as climate warms

Climate change hits food supply through four connected pathways

Plant compounds like tannins could reshape sustainable farming tools

Rice's sulfur-processing genes trade disease resistance for growth costs

Nutrient-based nanoparticles help crops survive heat better than others

Scientists find a gene that helps wheat survive drought

Air pollution soot chokes crop leaves, cutting yields

Smarter canola pest control comes from teamwork, not just tactics

Pear trees have a hidden gene switch that fights fungal disease

Microbe teams beat solo strains at boosting rice root health

Extra genome copies help crops evolve and adapt faster

Soil fungi fight back against antibiotic pollution in farmland

Berry and tea compounds may fight brain cancer via the gut

Soil's 'core microbiome' label may be more marketing than biology

Gene-edited mint produces essential oil with fewer off-flavors

Tobacco's asparagine genes control germination speed and salt tolerance

New gene combo speeds up lab-based corn engineering sevenfold

Plant hormone spray helps mulberry trees detoxify manganese-poisoned soil

Bacteria trapped in gel beads clear lead from water in days

Pond algae can digest antibiotics polluting wastewater

Duplicated genes let mustard family plants time flowering as climate shifted

Plants use sugar levels to decide when to fight disease

Tiny particles could help crops survive increasingly salty soil

Iranian shrublands are set to spread fast as climate warms

A steroid spray lets scientists flip plant genes on demand

Old plant cell mystery may explain drought resilience

Plant protein powder didn't build muscle in older men

Africa's savanna grasses evolved in two distinct waves, not one

Sunlight and soil pH predict when tropical forests drop leaves

Some cowpea varieties cook faster and taste better than others

Crop breeding AI can't scale like chatbots because genes are finite

AI helps robots figure out how to grab apples right

AI model spots rapeseed field weeds fast on cheap hardware

New software automates tracking of plant cell growth signals

Pine tree genetics and needle fungi linked to disease resistance

Wild carrot sightings are spiking on nature apps this week

This weedy native wildflower is popping up everywhere right now

Invasive princess tree confirmed spreading in Chattanooga area

Native lupine spotted thriving along a Vancouver, WA creek trail

Fragrant wetland shrub confirmed growing wild in coastal Alaska

Toxic invasive ragwort spotted growing along a Portland roadside

Biochar type changes how soil handles plastic pollution's carbon

Squeezing pressure inside cells shapes how plants and animals grow

One enzyme family helps plant cells survive heat and salt stress

New method maps gene activity cell-by-cell in plant tissue

Taro's less-loved corm may be the better ingredient

Common fungicide mancozeb disrupts gut bacteria and liver in mice

Why the same berries affect everyone's health differently

New framework predicts if helpful microbes will actually stay put

One gene switch controls how a major crop pest matures

Antibiotic pollution is breeding drug-resistant bacteria in soil and water

Tiny hormone-releasing capsules could make crops tougher

Fixing outdated fungus names could improve plant disease control

New green method measures calming compound in tea leaves

Silvery native lupine spotted and verified in a California town

Noni plant confirmed growing wild near historic Hawaiian coastal site

Drug residues are piling up in India's rivers and lakes

Scientists map the future of editing plant DNA

Scientists dial in LED light recipes for a key legume

New shortcut speeds up building copies of plant-infecting viruses

New model predicts strength of bamboo building panels layer by layer

Silvery native shrub confirmed growing wild in Calgary

Arctic wildflower spotted and verified in remote Nunavut town

Poison oak confirmed growing along a popular Bay Area hiking trail

Orange bush monkeyflower spotted on a Bay Area hiking trail

Native jewelweed confirmed growing wild in Vancouver, Washington

Wild carrot spotted growing along a Vancouver, WA trail

Native peppervine vine spotted thriving in Dallas wetland park

Native river oats grass spotted growing wild in Dallas

Fragrant fern spotted thriving on Hawaii's rainy coastline

A plant flavonoid may help stop diabetes-related bone loss

Common fermentation bacterium is surprisingly hard to predict

Protein powder studies can't separate protein from exercise effects

Engineered bacteria turn tobacco waste into useful chemicals

Old oil-eating bacteria team up to devour plastic bottles

Plastic pollution microbes are both cleanup helpers and resistance risks

Estuary bacterium turns toxic selenium waste into harmless particles

Fish gut bacteria found eating breakdown products of plastic waste

Ginger and turmeric compounds show promise against aggressive breast cancer

Scientists trace how plant skin cells lock into protective patterns

Botanical gardens once helped stake a claim to a homeland

Four new leafhopper species discovered in Brazilian ecosystems

Bacterial soap blend triples the speed of oil spill cleanup

Soap-like molecules help bacteria break down toxic pollutants faster

Old-school plant mutation trick now works on hidden bacteria

Metal nanoparticles can heal or harm cells depending on context

A see-through fish, not a plant, joins science's model organism lineup

Cleaner jet fuel resists fungus, but additives bring new risks

Jumping gene spreads more easily through male fruit flies

Designer bacteria mixes could replace fecal transplants for gut disease

Ocean plastics chemicals flow opposite ways in coastal versus open seas

Dormant viral DNA in our genome may predict cancer survival

New gene-editing toolkit reveals inflammation switch in immune cells

Mouse study links RNA tagging to blood stem cell iron uptake

Engineered mRNA makes infected cells self-destruct on cue

This article is not about plant science