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Healthier honeybee hives mean fewer viruses on nearby flowers and wild bees

Farms and diets worldwide are narrowing to fewer crops, and local varieties are vanishing

Invasive buckthorn sightings jump 50% across Canada as autumn arrives

Wood-rotting fungus turns forest waste into compost that grows bigger plants

Small doses of wood biochar help vegetables take up more minerals

Too much compost hurts: 15% is the sweet spot for sour soil

Compost-borne nanoplastics pile up in grass roots, with little reaching leaves

DNA tests and water baiting best catch nursery plant pathogens before they reach wildlands

Computer-predicted scents keep foraging honey bees away from treated crops

Forever chemicals build up in wildflowers and pollen, raising pollinator exposure concerns

Plants sniff out danger signals through their leaf skin, not just pores

Compost, crop variety, and less tilling boost living carbon in farm soil

Maize gene that senses drought hormone could yield tougher, thirstier-proof corn

Tomatoes that survive a mild drought remember it and cope better next time

One sunflower gene change alters nectar sugar, bee visits, and nectar microbes

Fixing salty soil takes better soil, tougher crops, and helpful microbes together

Salt-loving seepweed can heal ruined soil and toughen crops

Wild garlic leaf extract calms gut inflammation in lab tests

Soil bacterium helps peanuts survive drought, recover faster, and yield better pods

Seed banks and botanic gardens team up to save food plants

Wellington's community gardens could feed neighbors after a disaster, but not the whole city

Pokeweed sightings climb as purple berries ripen across the US

New England aster is blooming everywhere and people are photographing it

Beach seagrass and fish waste become restoration-ready compost with help from volcanic zeolite

Organic or not, your garden soil's own type decides metal levels

Manure, green mulch, and bacteria help marigolds pull metals from dirty soil

Ryegrass plus helpful microbes locks up smelter toxins and revives dead soil

Fungus-fermented corncob scraps make soil crumblier and cucumbers grow much bigger

Sunflower seedlings bend toward a light illusion, not the brightest direction

A maize gene keeps roots growing when the soil dries out

Roots release scented chemicals that defend plants and recruit helpful soil allies

Partial shade helps a medicinal herb grow bigger and resist disease

Male and female trees host different microbes living inside their tissues

Tiny-particle pesticides can work alongside pest-hunting wasps instead of killing them

Gene found that helps azaleas survive hotter summers

Hidden root-eating worms threaten crops worldwide, and better monitoring and clean stock can help

Algae's photosynthesis tricks could help crops grow faster and make more nutrients

A quarter of old Indian wheat holds nearly all its genetic variety

Organic farms need their own bred varieties, and more diversity

A gentle pepper virus becomes a fast gene-testing tool for breeders

Pine trees pass on drought memories, but irrigation memories fade fast

Panicled aster is blooming across Canada and users are logging it everywhere

Red osier dogwood sightings across Canada jump 27 percent in a single week

Calico aster sightings jump 43% across Canada as fall bloom peaks

Frost aster is blooming across the US, and sightings are climbing fast

Tall goldenrod sightings surge as fall bloom peaks across the US

White snakeroot is blooming across U.S. woodlands and drawing steady attention

Perennial cover and less tillage help Prairie soils store more carbon

Charcoal-type additives lock forever chemicals into sewage sludge fertiliser before it reaches soil

Sewage sludge in green roof soil boosts stonecrop growth but raises metal concerns

Tiny protein signals quietly run plant growth, defense, and even leaf shedding

The hormone that helps plants fight bugs, drought, and heat

Plants and microbes trade genetic messages, opening doors to chemical-free crop protection

Warming climate is shifting where medicinal herbs grow and what they contain

Drought-tough barley taps stored starch and shuts leaf pores faster

Root bacteria each play a different role when living on corn

Root-attacking soil worms may be beaten by microbes, gene editing and RNA sprays

Helpful microbes could cut fertilizer and pesticide use, but hurdles remain

Your hydroponic setup shapes which bacteria live in the water

Rice fights salty soil by trimming the tails of its gene messages

Designing soil microbe teams by prediction could replace trial-and-error crop inoculants

Complete genetic map of hardy forage legume opens door to better alfalfa

Alfalfa gene switch boosts drought survival without slowing plant growth

Tall trees act drought-stressed just from being tall

Fern invaders come from all over the family tree, study finds

A natural soil compound shields young wheat from herbicide drift

Ugandan tree bark extract kills two drug-resistant superbugs in lab tests

Rare seven-son flower shrub depends on root fungi that fragmented habitats disrupt

A chemical burst at the wound tells cut plant stems to rebuild

Scientists say how long beans and peas bloom deserves far more study

Straw, biochar, and rock dust boost soil carbon; fertilizer and no-till cut it

Slow-release biochar builds carbon in salty coastal soil without adding salt

Reed roots and their microbial slime pull toxic cadmium from wetland soil

Parasitic weeds react to many plant chemicals, not just one famous hormone

How stressed plants turn on their built-in chemical defenses

Microscopic bubbles from edible plants may help train the immune system against cancer

Thousands of soil viruses are killing microbes, especially in farm soils

Plant compound ferulic acid shows promise for calming ulcerative colitis in studies

How generalist caterpillars neutralize plant toxins that picky relatives can't handle

Two gene switches drive bitterness in melons treated with fruit-setting hormone

Cold soil slows fungi that break down leftover antibiotics

How paper mulberry trees lock away toxic cadmium in their cells

Plants get less research attention than animals, and conservation needs go unmatched

Banana family's shrinking chromosomes helped shape their brightly colored flower bracts

Fast-growing bacteria crowd plant roots while slow growers hold the surrounding soil

Hybrid winter barley cuts the odds of a bad harvest

Wheat roots stay damaged long after floodwater drains, cutting yields

Gene found that keeps rice leaves upright for better yields

Oxygen in marsh soil decides which fungi live in roots

Tiny AI model spots bean leaf diseases from phone-ready photos

Computer vision can spot cotton leaf diseases from a simple photo

Neem, mustard, and black pepper extracts kill beetles that ruin stored cowpeas

Smarter photo-scanning AI spots tomato leaf diseases before they spread

Local wheat-to-bread networks in Belgium grow when growers, millers and bakers share knowledge

Beetles reward woodland wildflowers that make more and sweeter nectar

Standard test may understate heavy metal risk in manure biochar

Island restorers battle red tape more than weeds, survey finds

Bumper seed years help young rowan trees survive under their parents

Corn leaves reroute energy to survive flickering sun during heat and drought

Switching off one rice gene helps plants thrive on less phosphorus

A light-sensing feedback loop keeps plant stems and leaf stalks from getting leggy

Plants' waxy and woody seals do far more than block water

Plants sense wall damage with built-in receptors that could toughen future crops

Wild tea trees make white tea that tastes bitter, sweet, or mellow

Tiny particles could give crops a temporary boost against stress

A single gene keeps sorghum's water pipes from collapsing in heat

Mediterranean-style eating keeps proving its worth for far more than heart health

Licorice root compounds curb colon tumors in mice by feeding helpful gut bacteria

Ayurvedic arjuna tree bark shows early promise for soothing gut inflammation

Leaves of a Chinese medicinal hibiscus helped rebuild immunity in weakened mice

Edible tea tree mushroom extract shields rat bones by reshaping gut bacteria

Mango fruit bacterium carries a toolkit of disease-fighting and growth-boosting genes

Editing several rice yield genes at once gives surprising, mixed results

Gene-edited pond algae could become cheaper, tastier protein for future foods

Vitamin-loaded biochar helps soil microbes clear oil pollution far faster

Natural bacterial team scrubs toxic pollutants from contaminated soil in days

Reading microbe genes and proteins helps scientists clean metal-polluted soil more effectively

Floating Azolla fern eased metal poisoning in fish during lab tests

Newly studied bacterium eats over half of compostable plastic in 45 days

How legume roots build tiny homes for nitrogen-making bacteria

Bird's nest ferns spread from Asia and multiplied on remote islands

Corn kernels rely on a sugar alcohol to fill out properly

Corn-type plants shake off sun protection faster than other plants

Pesticide training in Guinea builds knowledge but doesn't make farmers dispose of chemicals safely

Native Puget Sound gumweed spotted growing in a Portland neighborhood

Native blue vervain spotted thriving along Buffalo's urban waterfront edge

Herbal extract rich in plant flavonoids curbs weight gain in mice through gut bacteria

Stress-sensing genes help cabbage-family crops time their flowering

Bags of peat moss reveal hidden pollution inside university libraries

Herbicide-eating bacteria can also make silver particles that fight plant fungi

Smarter leaf-scanning AI spots mulberry diseases in field photos quickly

Indonesian village turns mango waste into compost, income, and cleaner farming

Desert brittlebush spotted thriving along a busy Mesa, Arizona campus walkway

Chinaberry tree confirmed growing wild along a San Antonio roadside

Phoenix hikers can spot the desert's signature rain-scented shrub

Neighbors confirm wild California buckwheat growing along a Saratoga roadside

Frémont cottonwood confirmed growing along the road into Zion National Park

Native sideoats grama spotted growing beside a busy Austin road

Prickly seaweed spotted again along Honolulu's shoreline, an introduced alga on Hawaiian reefs

Invasive gorilla ogo seaweed confirmed again on Honolulu's shoreline

Rock-eating microbes in a mine could help heal contaminated land

Ancient pond alga already had a plant stress-signaling toolkit

Traditional Chinese herb slows aging signs in worms and mice

Why flower sepals stay smooth: matched growth and stiffness between cell layers

Plant compound rutin calms runaway immune response and protects lungs in sepsis

Tiny gas signals decide when plant growing tips divide or specialize

Plant-heavy diet lowers gut toxin in people with severe kidney disease

Medicinal Cordyceps fungus eased diabetes and high cholesterol signs in mice

Not all wall-loosening proteins can help root hairs grow

One tobacco gene links disease defense to growth hormones and stiffer cell walls

Three rice genes time chromosome splitting in pollen and egg formation

Yeast from fermenting dark tea neutralizes a harmful mold toxin

Blueberry and heather root fungi finally get their own global research spotlight

Why some countries stay fed through crises while others go hungry

Tug-of-war between growing tissues shapes a fruit and its seed count

New model shows which Indian districts respond most to nitrogen fertilizer

Native evening-primrose found blooming along a Boone, North Carolina greenway

Fast-spreading white leadtree confirmed growing along an Aiea, Hawaii street

One plant protein may sense ethylene, cell stress, and calcium at once

Red alga genes work the same wherever scientists insert them

Flat-growing soil bacteria clean up toxic pyrene faster than tall-clumping relatives

Wax moth caterpillars chew plastic, but true breakdown remains unproven

Copper helps a soil yeast break down farm antibiotic pollution

Pride, eco-image and fair prices push Balinese shoppers toward heritage local rice

Computer model shows how to store chicory roots using less energy

Two seed genes team up to manage nitrogen in thale cress

Microbe-made curdlan fiber helps plant-based meat feel juicier and more realistic

Grass-like Bunchy flat-sedge spotted and confirmed along a Honolulu hillside road

Neighborhood ti plant in Aiea, Hawaii, gets community-verified as a confirmed sighting

Genetic clues explain how a rose-thorn fungus became a drug-tolerant epidemic

Plant fiber inulin shields fish brains from a common plastic additive

Bacteria-killing viruses could clean resistant germs out of wastewater

Plant compounds and engineered antibodies could better block dangerous viper venom enzymes

Robotic labs are speeding up the hunt for pollution-eating microbes

Soil bacterium enzyme shows promise for breaking down PET plastic

Engineered bacteria teams clean up old pesticide in wetland mud and cut methane

Bacteria from factory wastewater shield fish from lead pollution damage

Soil bacterium uses a genetic switch to break down insecticide residues

Sewage bacteria found to fully digest a tough whale-derived fragrance molecule

Plants send calcium signals when stressed, and how we measure them matters

New lab recipe shows where key proteins act as corn cells shuffle genes

A molecular brake and release keep plant stem cells balanced at growing tips

Fungi use shape-shifting droplets inside cells to manage stress and growth

Industrial waste can help stabilize cracking, swelling clay soil, but not forever

Boron compound stresses and kills skin cancer cells in lab dishes

Smarter AI could stop algae from making tap water taste musty

Landfill methane models untested in Gulf deserts, leaving emission estimates uncertain

Better genetic markers sort out look-alike Vibrio bacteria that standard barcoding blurs

Sugar coatings on retinal cells may drive or reflect blinding eye diseases