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How Raindrops and Leaf Vibrations Spread Plant Spores

A team of researchers from Cornell University has discovered how raindrops and leaf vibrations can launch plant spores into the air, where they can infect healthy plants. The study, published in Science Advances, is the first to analyze spore dispersion at its source, using high-speed...

Study Unveils the secrets of plant regeneration

In a groundbreaking study, scientists from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan have uncovered a crucial regulator that influences the regeneration process in plants. By investigating the intricacies of shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis, a widely studied plant species, the researchers identified...

Plant Extracts from Indigenous Traditional Medicine Unveil Breakthrough in Treating Human Episodic Ataxia

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified the potential of plant extracts used in the traditional botanical medicine practices of the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations people. These extracts have shown the ability to restore the function of ion channel proteins...

Growing alfalfa in Martian-like soil and filtering water using bacteria and Martian basalt

A team of Iowa State University researchers discovered that it may be possible to successfully grow alfalfa on Mars. The group has published a paper describing their work on the open-access site PLOS ONE. As various groups around the world consider not only sending humans...

Rare wetland plant found in Arizona now listed as endangered

A rare plant that relies on wetlands for survival has been added to the federal endangered species list, which environmentalists hope will help them safeguard the dry Southwest's only free-flowing river. The decision to label the Arizona eryngo as endangered and set aside roughly 13...

Perspective from space uncovers the Amazon water cycle

The Amazon basin has intricated and complex hydrology. It expands across seven nations and feeds 4 of the 10 largest rivers in the world. The basin has dense tropical forests, extensive floodplains, and interconnected wetlands. The basin also approximately 2,200 millimeters of rain per...