Markita Landry is the first to admit that the two applications her research addresses – imaging brain chemistry and delivering genetic material into plants – are rather divergent.

Researchers have successfully uncovered the molecular mechanisms by which bacterial cellulose patches stimulate the regeneration of plant wounds.   - The regeneration process requires the activation ...

Growing multiple plants together is a great way to maximize the number of roots in the soil and the biology that makes up the ...

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...

Hazelnuts have long been prized as a tasty and nutritious food. Found in forests statewide in Missouri, they are a favorite wild edible for many people. Squirrels and other small mammals feast on the ...

New research makes it possible to reconstruct ancient ecosystems by analyzing the teeth of over 50,000 carnivorous animal ...

Northern Lights is the ideal strain for focusing in on a single task. It has a time-slowing high that makes you focus on ...

Scientists study how tiny pigments in leaves use quantum mechanics to transfer energy efficiently for better solar panels.

A new study has uncovered a novel P-type PPR protein, BoYgl-2, which plays a crucial role in chloroplast RNA editing and ...

Recent research into bacterial cellulose patches may speed plants' recovery, improve grafting and help with preservation.

Dogs are increasingly playing a starring role in all sorts of efforts with scientists. Scientists utilize dog's keen sense of smell to unearth mysteries within soil: 'Our world is changing rapidly ...

By Amy McDermott for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for for ...