Lab study suggests mad cow disease can be transmitted by plants
A study appearing in the latest issue of Cell Reports suggests that grass plants can bind, uptake, and transport infectious…
Aphrodisiac plants put under the microscope
The scientists who examined findings from recent research into the aphrodisiac properties of plants say that both ginseng and saffron…
“Profound” plant water cycle changes add new wildcard to climate change guesstimates
Botanists from Indiana University (IU) and Utrecht University (Netherlands) have discovered that rising carbon dioxide levels over the last 150…
Academics Mull Flow-On Effects Of Climate Change
Climate change may ultimately lead to wars and population decline, says a new study in theProceedings of the National Academy…
Plant-Methane Brouhaha Put To Bed
The suggestion that plants may be a prodigious source of the greenhouse gas methane has finally been put to the…
Plants’ Capacity To Soak Up Carbon Limited
Plants do much less than previously thought to soak up carbon dioxide, say Bruce Hungate of Northern Arizona University and…
Researchers Slam Media Over Wrong-Headed Plant-Methane Hype
The researchers who found that plants emit significant quantities of the greenhouse gas methane have come out swinging at what…