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

This vine's flowers impersonate figs to fool a wasp

Invasive pepper pest found hiding in California garden stores

Wild lettuce evolved to flower a week earlier in 44 years

Corn's hidden hormone switch could boost yields over 20 percent

Rice gene discovery could reduce need for fungicide sprays

Havana's urban farmers can out-plant pollinator losses from paving

Rice detects planthopper spit and fights back

One plant hormone juggles both drought and heat survival modes

One maize gene switch trades heat tolerance for better leaf shape

Friendly root fungus sends helper proteins to boost plant toughness

Hidden bacteria inside a fungus make it deadlier to tomatoes

Tiny bubbles help ryegrass suck heavy metals from dirty soil

Crops can be tuned to grow well without sacrificing toughness

Grasslands don't grow back the same, even after 100 years

Plants fine-tune protein-building within minutes of bright light

Straw and biochar store soil carbon in totally different ways

Leftover mushroom growing medium fights cucumber wilt disease

Weedy flowers help bees more than planted strips do

Underground fungal highways swap plant sugar for soil nitrogen fast

Wetland plants clean sewage water enough to safely grow lettuce

Organic fertilizer helps trap toxic cadmium away from vegetable crops

Decades of compost use rewires paddy soil's microbial workforce

Beneficial soil bacteria help revive damaged Tibetan alpine grasslands

Grapevine rootstock choice changes microbes living on the leaves most

Watermelon seeds reveal genetic switches behind aging and revival

Pepper plants handle two stresses better by switching defense strategies

Iron-coated bacteria help corn seedlings survive salty soil

Wood ants carry natural fungicides that could protect crops

Wheat gene switch senses cold and triggers instant protection

Gene edit makes tomatoes stay fresh far longer

Letting plastic-free mulch rot in the field beats landfilling it

Your soil type decides how fast bioplastic mulch really breaks down

1,000-year-old Chinese melon seeds reveal savory, not sweet, fruit

Traditional abortion plants persist among Mexican migrant communities today

Clary sage compound kills livestock parasites within 90 minutes

Ashwagandha extract kills wound bacteria in livestock trials

Invasive buckthorn sightings spike in citizen science reports this week

Pokeweed sightings spike as its striking berries ripen

Satellites reveal Canada's shifting treeline is capturing more carbon

Wild medicinal berries face growing threats from climate change

Mineral combo slashes toxic cadmium buildup in wheat grain

This drought-hardy desert shrub is migrating west as climate warms

Birch bark compound eases Alzheimer's damage by boosting cell defenses

A plant hormone controls how cucumber pollen gets released

Fungus plus humic acid team up to fight salty soil

One gene helps tobacco roots keep growing in salty soil

Plant cells use molecular editors to stay reproductive, not supportive

Microbial slime could be the secret to healthier farm soil

Melatonin helps plants wall off toxic cadmium from soil

Water spinach beds fight toxic algae blooms in ponds

How wasps trick plants into building nurseries for their young

Bat-like sound signals may repel a major corn pest

Bug waste and nano-minerals team up to feed tomatoes

Local forest wisdom could help save a shrinking Bangladeshi woodland

Timing your planting beats variety choice for this tuber crop

Steroid hormones help plants decide where to grow

Traditional African plants show promise for fighting gum inflammation

Genetic switches decide if wild soybean sprawls or stands tall

Onion leaves you'd toss could fight skin aging

A friendly fungus helps chilli plants fight off root rot

Persimmon's six-copy genome reveals its wild-to-orchard journey

Ozone gas fights grape mold by starving fungal cells of energy

Grapevines use a stress signal to sweeten their fruit

Smart field sensors diagnose potato diseases instantly and explain why

Soil worms peak in diversity at mid-mountain elevations, not the top

Why beneficial soil microbes so often fail in real farm fields

Calcium and heat combo keeps cut jackfruit firm longer

Less potassium plus magnesium grows better rice, not worse

Ordinary plant tissue may boost vaccines beyond the antigen itself

Where genes start reading skips their own genetic speed bumps

Some rice varieties keep yielding even when water runs short

Ragweed sightings spike as allergy season peaks outdoors

This purple fall wildflower is popping up everywhere right now

This native wildflower is blooming everywhere right now

This striking blue wildflower is blooming everywhere right now

Jewelweed sightings are surging across nature-tracking apps right now

A toxic woodland wildflower is blooming everywhere right now

Hungry animals may explain a gap in forest tree diversity

Many 'tree-only' tropical plants also grow just fine on the ground

Smart moth traps target soybean pests, spare helpful bugs

Tree pollen quietly fertilizes forests through rain-soaked leaves

Fertilizer waste product helps rescue salt-damaged farm soil

Leftover rice scraps become a living soil booster for corn

Heating soil samples reveals tough, useful bacteria strains

Reviving salty farmland cuts one greenhouse gas, boosts another

Why oil-tea camellia flower buds drop before they open

Engineered microbes turn toxic mining waste into living soil

Bees' breath can reveal hidden infections, new sensor shows

Desert cactus flowers hedge their bets with two pollinators

How ancient farmers bred seed-dropping out of millet crops

Plant disease resistance depends on knowing when to stop, not just start

Tomato plants have a second, overlooked defense weapon inside them

Pacific seaweed extract calms inflamed immune cells in lab tests

A common plant compound shows promise for calming asthma

Scientists trace the DNA changes that made tomatoes bigger

Plants have a built-in off-switch for smoke germination signals

Aphids decide to grow wings based on crowding and energy

One plant protein switch could unlock smarter crop breeding

Corn's hidden growth points hold clues to better crops

One molecule makes cotton plants tougher and grow bigger

Tiny particles deliver plant nutrients while sensors track health

Scientists map a path to storm-proof, sturdier corn stalks

Protein-based pesticides could target pests without harming other insects

Scientists find gene clues to herbicide-tolerant cassava plants

Some pest-control wasps handle heavy metal pollution better than others

Cold plasma zaps help pea plants beat salty soil stress

Corn genes react to combined stresses in surprising new ways

Why helpful soil bacteria often fail to reach plant roots

Mixing microbes with fungicide fights ginseng root rot better

Desert shrub gene helps plants detoxify copper and industrial chemicals

Bacteria transform leftover apple mash into industrial chemicals

Plant compounds show promise as menopause hormone therapy alternative

Scientists find the genes that pack sugar into sugarcane stalks

Fertilized kudzu vines build richer soil life on old mines

Soil microbes team up with crop roots to beat climate stress

Sticky aphid droppings host a secret microbial ecosystem

Plant-based diets can meet and exceed protein needs at every life stage

Scientists find alfalfa's built-in drought survival switch

Ancient genome-doubling events gave plants built-in stress survival kits

Why lab-proven drought-tough crops keep failing in real farm fields

Gene-editing tool takes aim at a major bean-crop pest moth

Scientists map pepper plants' cold defenses to breed hardier varieties

A rice gene pair controls drought survival through protein degradation

Turning off one rice gene doubles its salt tolerance

AI is learning to write plant genetic instructions from scratch

A plant virus can now ferry CRISPR edits into leaves

New test spots mushroom-killing fungus without lab equipment

This corn gene releases a scent that fights caterpillars

Single gene switch makes birch trees grow bigger, faster

One plant enzyme physically bridges photosynthesis and starch storage

Engineered wetlands strip oil pollutants from refinery wastewater

Bacteria teams clear farm pesticides and boost soil health together

Floating water plants can clean up dairy farm wastewater

Earthworm gut bacteria could supercharge soil cleanup efforts

Pond algae quietly break down drug residues in wastewater

Peanut shells turned magnetic sponges soak up textile dye pollution

Not all 'biodegradable' plastics break down at the same speed

A potato plant virus becomes a superbug-killing weapon

Plants need a specific vitamin E form to handle bright light

A plant protein fine-tunes how sunlight and heat control growth

In hybrid poplars, one parent's genes speak louder than the other's

Plants use ribosome traffic jams to fine-tune stress responses

Plant proteins that tag and recycle stress-response molecules

How food compounds hijack the body's cellular messaging system

Plants use fast internal alarms to juggle multiple stresses at once

Quinoa seedlings switch on antioxidant defenses the moment light hits

Plants sense a growth hormone in seconds, not minutes

Plants fine-tune growth hormone response with a molecular dimmer switch

Rice and tobacco read the same hormone signal differently

Robots learn to spot and gently pick flowers

Chemical spray keeps cut peony flowers fresh days longer

Mixing elephant garlic with regular garlic changes flavor and nutrition

DNA tracking confirms passion fruit breeding restores prized traits

Weeds near your garden can secretly spread cucumber mosaic virus

New imaging tech reveals exactly where plants hide their medicine

A yellow wetland flower is popping up everywhere right now

Sludge compost fixes salty soil but shifts mercury risks around

DNA barcoding untangles the family tree of flowering mallow shrubs

Root extract from a traditional herb protects blood vessels from cell death

Plant metabolic leftovers turn out to be growth control signals

Plant-heavy diets beat keto for kidney and weight health

Wild versus store-bought yeast mostly matters early in winemaking

Oyster mushroom waste fails to clean up old pesticide-tainted soil

Pond scum could soon fuel cars and wrap your groceries

Tiny plant particles could deliver medicine through your gut

How you extract apple pectin changes its health benefits

Invasive vine spotted spreading in Westchester County backyard

Local plant knowledge holders should be credited as real scientists

Chicory compound shields rat hearts from aluminum damage

Prickly native weed confirmed growing in a New York town

Wild desert gourd spotted thriving beside a busy California road

Marsh fleabane spotted and confirmed in a California coastal city

Native pokeweed spotted thriving along a New York roadside

Poison oak confirmed along popular El Dorado Hills hiking trail

Native coastal shrub spotted thriving on the Sonoma coastline

Desert shrub jojoba confirmed growing wild in Chula Vista

Fireweed spotted thriving on remote Alaskan island

Fragrant kerosene tree spotted thriving on a Maui coastline

Fragrant native shrub confirmed thriving in NJ Pine Barrens

Gut microbes help radiation-weakened moths regain strength and mating drive

Scientists want a shared rulebook for mapping microbial communities

Common wheat fungicide disrupts cell energy production in mice

A gut bacterium's vitamin B5 output guards against metabolic disease

Bacteria break down a common insecticide, but slowly create a toxic byproduct

Scientists propose new framework for how plant traits form

Common prickly weed spotted and confirmed along New York roadside

Ozone treatment turns ethanol industry waste into more biogas

Soil bacteria enzyme breaks down leftover Tylenol in dirt and water

Plastic-eating bacteria act differently in team mode versus solo

This soil bacterium soaks up toxic metals from wastewater

Removing invasive fish from mountain lakes rarely has a clean fix

A little oxygen helps bacteria break down detergent pollution faster

Why cannabis rules loosen as nicotine rules tighten, oddly

Yeast compound helps mice bounce back from immune damage

Breaking down antibiotics doesn't stop resistance genes from spreading

Oil spill cleanup chemicals may block microbes from eating oil

Siberian stoneflies show three different ways to determine sex

Scientists find new bacterial antivirus tools in giant gene database

A single protein decides how starving cells burn stored fat

Drug-resistant sewage bacteria breed inside the pipes, not just from waste

This paper about social welfare systems isn't plant science

Biodegradable braces ties don't exist yet, study finds

Nanoparticle uses the body's own copper to fight tumors

Skin injectable review has nothing to do with plants

New drug targets tumor helper cells in pancreatic cancer