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Manure beats fertilizer at reshaping soil life long-term

Weather extremes disrupt plant defenses in surprising new ways

Leafy park trees cool streets far better than street-canyon trees

A decade of air pollution nitrogen made soils healthier, not worse

Tomatoes get sweeter when a sugar-export protein is switched off

Scientists decode how a rare tree makes its cancer drug

The 'wood wide web' is real, but weaker than popular science claims

Plants remember heat stress and pass the memory to seeds

Ancient roasted lotus leaf remedy fights obesity in mice

Scientists map rice's hidden defenses against extreme heat

Fish farm wastewater can feed blackberries and boost their defenses

Orange fungus extract shields tomato roots from damaging worms

A friendly root fungus evens out plants' disease resistance

Plants have a molecular control panel for water loss

Better soil bacteria partners help caterpillars survive more than fertilizer

Lettuce crushes tomato and corn in indoor farm efficiency tests

Why this self-pollinating plant's flowers shrink at the edges of its range

Fruit tree netting blocks pests but also drives away pollinators

Invasive buckthorn shrub is spiking in nature sightings this week

Iron-treated charcoal slashes toxic metal in rice grains

Fungus-boosted waste fertilizer holds nutrients, doubles seed sprouting

Plum-damaging insect confuses sticky traps with flowers

Invasive weed outperforms native plant under combined soil pollution

A celery and chamomile compound fixed fatty liver via gut bacteria

Garden insecticides quietly reshuffle the bacteria living in soil

Encapsulated fungi eat plastic and pull out toxic cadmium at once

Algae leak billions of carbon tons feeding ocean microbes

Cold mountain trees may stop growing due to hormones, not hunger

Stressed plants change their pace, not their playbook

Neem and traditional herbs show promise against viper venom damage

This white wildflower is blooming everywhere right now

Nearby pavement quietly thins out plant life in city forests

180-year-old oak trees rewrite their DNA marks with the seasons

Friendly soil microbes prime plants to fight disease faster

Scientists combine gene editing and fast breeding to toughen up legumes

Certain grain proteins tell your liver to make less sugar

Rice gene uses a hormone signal to unlock pollen release

Underground fungi help plant roots survive drought and salt

Iron nanoparticles help a mint relative survive salty soil

Salty irrigation water disrupts rice through a chain of soil changes

Citric acid seed soak helps okra shrug off nickel pollution

Plant compounds and nanotech team up to fight crop pests

Traditional fever tree extract lowers blood pressure in animal test

Robot arm learns to prune and pick fruit trees

Macedonian villagers' age-old yarrow remedies documented for the first time

Sage and mulberry could help test new diabetes treatments

Balkan mountain plants hold untapped medicinal chemical potential

Cold storage quietly strips sweet cherries of their fresh flavor

Gas treatment helps cut lavender stay fresh longer

Silicon nanoparticles help potatoes cope with alkaline soil stress

Timing pest sprays right could save citrus trees from deadly disease

New method isolates plant DNA sections without genetic engineering

Cutting a photosynthesis protein in wheat didn't save nitrogen

Two genes secretly speed up how plants lose epigenetic memory

This medicinal herb's chemical fingerprint barely changes with the seasons

Himalayan juniper populations are genetically isolated and losing ground to climate change

Kitchen rhizome mango ginger shields liver and kidneys in mice

Sun and wind powered dryers keep more medicine in herbs

This fuzzy white wildflower is popping up everywhere right now

Invasive wetland plant is surging in citizen science sightings

This striking blue wildflower is blooming everywhere right now

A toxic native wildflower is surging in nature sightings

Pokeweed sightings surge on nature-tracking app this week

Jewelweed is having a big week in the wild

Even rainforests without dry seasons run on a yearly clock

Aging mugwort plants recruit busier microbial helpers in their soil

This weed hides most of itself underground to survive

AI drone fusion tracks rice growth stages with far fewer flights

Biogas waste beats fertiliser for soil, but needs cleanup first

Manganese mineral duo cleans arsenic and cuts rice paddy gases

Natural soil bacteria compound weakens biochar's pesticide-trapping power

Bacterial chemical signals help trap arsenic and cut wetland gas emissions

Soap-like compounds supercharge soil microbes' carbon capture ability

Turkish city districts scored for urban plant biodiversity health

Rare earth elements in soil may explain why some strawberries taste sweeter

After 51 years, some mine-site plants soak up cadmium, not vanadium

Thin scraping, thick spreading: the topsoil trick for regrowing forests

Grassland grasses use opposite strategies to cope with low phosphorus

Ethanol soak detects pesticides in bees without dissecting them

One gene helps plants juggle flowering time and stress survival

Herbal root extract shields liver while boosting a cancer drug's power

A toxic lily's compound may reverse asthma's lung scarring

Mugwort compound calms eczema by breaking down an inflammation trigger

Light flips the switch that colors your plants red and purple

One plant hormone shapes crop yield, quality, and nutrition together

Tiny helper proteins could make crops tougher in a changing climate

Recycled irrigation water may hide tough, resistant gut bacteria

Timing melatonin production, not boosting it, may protect crops

AI vision and gene mapping speed up mungbean breeding

How plants sense and fight back against salty soil

Plant steroid hormones offer a path to tougher, drought-hardy crops

Wheat and rice may be bred to need less water and fertilizer

Scientists find rice's secret salt-defense toolkit in its roots

Nitrogen does double duty: feeding plants and easing stress

Root extract eases stroke damage by fixing gut bacteria

Orchid genus yields hundreds of compounds with healing potential

A sugar molecule's shape decides its power against diabetes

Plant sugars talk to your gut bacteria and immune cells

Fermented tea's tiny particles slow liver cancer in lab tests

Ancient herbal remedy repairs gut damage in colitis mice

AI helps scientists build better microbe teams to fight plant pests

Tobacco plant compound reverses diabetes damage in mouse study

Scientists find rice gene that fights a yield-killing fungus

Scientists edit plant DNA and leave no trace behind

Editing plant cell power plants could reshape crop breeding

Gene editing could give apple trees natural disease immunity

Soil fungus genome shows stable structure despite bacterial hitchhikers

Scientists map soybean's pollen-making cells gene by gene

Scientists map a hormone roadmap for smarter tree breeding

Plants team up with hidden microbes to fight soil toxins

Pond algae can filter out drugs and pesticides from water

Farm waste could filter forever chemicals out of water

A membrane 'organizer' protein helps plant cells coordinate growth and defense

Fertile soil grows tropical trees faster but kills them sooner

AI finds plant compound mix that fights sun-damaged skin cells

Cotton's fatty signal molecules act as an internal disease alarm

Same antioxidant family, opposite effects on plant light protection

One set of plant sensors juggles disease defense and nutrient needs

Moringa leaf may shield reproductive tissue from phone radiation

Denser planting plus later pruning boosts cotton yields

This weedy native plant is popping up everywhere right now

Native buckwheat spotted thriving on Bolsa Chica coastal trail

Wheat's timing stays steady, but yield swings with the weather

Orchid compound fights lung cancer by cleaning up cell power plants

Citrus oil boosts radiation's power against grain-eating pests

Scientists chart a path to healthier, better-absorbed soy foods

Bacteria plus peroxide treatment clears toxic algae blooms fast

Iron-boosted wetlands may help microbes break down forever chemicals

Manganese minerals could make wastewater wetlands work harder

Engineers are rewiring fungi to grow medicine and materials

Underwater algae all evolved CO2 pumps to survive

Tropical shrub yields new compounds that kill cancer cells in lab

Fragrant white wildflower spotted high in Arizona's Dragoon Mountains

Scientists review ways to strip toxic mold chemical from grain

Smart tech tools could reshape how farms and villages thrive

Catnip relative shows promise for protecting DNA from damage

How herbal syrup makers meet safety rules in two regions

Spiny red seaweed confirmed growing on Monterey's rocky shoreline

European wall lettuce confirmed spreading in Whistler, BC forests

Culturally prized coastal tree confirmed still growing in Lahaina

Sunny native wildflower spotted growing wild in Vancouver street

Fragrant orange-flowered coastal tree confirmed at Hawaiian historic park

Desert wolfberry shrub confirmed growing on Tucson hiking trail

Common weedy amaranth spotted thriving on a Minneapolis street

Coastal sea hibiscus tree confirmed growing on Kauaʻi shoreline

Night-blooming cactus confirmed growing wild in Kailua, Hawaii

Natural soil compounds lock away toxic chromium a new way

Scientists map genomes of 100 ocean algae species

Engineers design a rulebook for teams of cooperating microbes

Microbe teams break down plastic waste better than solo species

Green sponges made from natural materials trap forever chemicals

Everyday smoke and grilling are major sources of toxic pollutants

Algae-bacteria clumps could clean sewage without power-hungry aeration

Journal rounds up decades of research on plant breathing pores

Loblolly pine spotted and confirmed on an Atlanta street

Common sidewalk weed confirmed growing in Glendale neighborhood

Soybean-fed fish grow tougher guts thanks to one bacterium

Beach sand moisture decides how fast oil spills get cleaned up

Bacteria need a helper meal to break down modern pollutants

Edible seaweed extract eases pollution-worsened asthma in mice

Confirmed coconut palm spotted along a Kona street

Celery-derived stroke drug rebuilds brain blood vessels via one protein

Feeding order, not just amount, wins the pollution cleanup

Engineered microbe team clears drug residues from wastewater fast

Self-sufficient bacteria clean up toxic groundwater without special care

One chemical hotspot links hormone pollution harm and cleanup

Heating food waste first makes more clean hydrogen fuel

Hormone switch controls fat storage in composting flies

Crystal cages help bacteria survive harsh industrial conditions

Ultrasound-powered nanoparticle calms gut inflammation in mice

Ragweed pollen exposure doesn't disrupt nasal bacteria, study finds

Safety panel clears common cosmetic clays, flags inhalation gap

Nitrogen pulse wakes dormant deep-sea microbes to eat old carbon

Old antifungal drug shows promise against a dangerous gut infection

Yogurt bacteria viruses evade cleaning chemicals for over a decade

High-altitude chickens evolved genetic tricks to survive thin air

Pharmaceutical factory study has no connection to plant science

Oyster aging study reveals no connection to plant science

Researchers map turtle egg cell genes for conservation

Global health workforce doubled since 1990, gaps remain