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The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/kew-gardens-black-lives-matter-decolonise-botanical-a9585661.html
Even the study of plants has roots in colonialism and appropriation. We must face its troubled history and make sure we …
Earth.com https://www.earth.com/news/threats-posed-by-invasive-species-are-enormous/ By Chrissy Sexton, Earth.com staff writer
An international team of scientists is warning about the growing threats of invasive species. According to the …
ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200629164148.htm
- Source:
- University of Wyoming
- Summary:
- The decline of the Western bumblebee is likely not limited to one culprit but, instead, due to several factors that interact such as …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-reveals-power.html
by University of East Anglia University of East Anglia scientists have helped find a way to control different plant processes—such as when they grow—using nothing but colored light.
The …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-species-fungi-carcasses-limestone-caves.html
by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences A subterranean expedition led by Prof. Xu Jianchu from the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of …
Read more...Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-amber-fossils-true-million-year-old-insects.html
by Chinese Academy of Sciences Nature is full of colors, from the radiant shine of a peacock's feathers or the bright warning coloration of toxic frogs to the …
Read more...It took Moufida and John Holubeshen just a day of tracing alleged sightings and studying map coordinates before …
ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200619104310.htm
The white mold fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum detoxifies the mustard oil bomb in plants of the cabbage family
- Source:
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
- Summary:
- Cabbage …
The Conversation https://theconversation.com/crop-pathogens-are-more-adaptable-than-previously-thought-140515
The big idea Many of the pathogens threatening the world’s major crops and food security are either fungi or fungus-like organisms …
Read more...by CABI
The world is aware of the overuse of antibiotics and the development of resistance in bacterial populations. This has led to …