The plant microbiome, consisting of diverse microbial communities associated with plant roots, leaves, and internal tissues, ...

Lt. Col. Daniel Nosse has assumed command of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, a news release says. Lt. Col. Daniel Nosse, ...

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has ...

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A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Xingbo Wu is a rising star in the field of horticulture sciences, as recognized by the American Society for Horticultural ...

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

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Julian Shepersky created his first genetically unique carnivorous plant as a sophomore at Albany High School. Now he has several hundred plants, which he has to leave behind when he goes to college.