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Jun 19, 2013 08:19 AM ET // Gayathri Vaidyanathan
Hundreds of manatees, pelicans and many dolphins are dying in America's most biologically diverse estuary. Continue reading →
Jun 17, 2013 02:20 AM ET // Tim Wall
Gardeners pull weeds, but plants pull some nasty tricks of their own. Within many gardens and lawns lurk poisonous, painful and even deadly plants.
Jun 12, 2013 12:25 PM ET // Tim Wall
The genetics behind "one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch" have been discovered. Continue reading →
Jun 7, 2013 09:30 AM ET // Rachael Rettner, LiveScience
Genetically modified wheat has mysteriously turned up in an Oregon field.
Jun 3, 2013 09:25 AM ET // Tim Wall
A map of a particularly delicious variety of cacao plant's DNA could lead to more abundant, high-quality chocolate. Continue reading →
May 28, 2013 02:48 PM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
Plants that were frozen under a glacier for hundreds of years return to life. Continue reading →
May 28, 2013 09:52 AM ET // Tim Wall
One species of ant hunts mosquito larvae that poach prey from pitcher plants and also helps keep the plants clean. Continue reading →
May 28, 2013 09:30 AM ET // Larry O'Hanlon
There are three evolutionary paths for flowering plants when their pollinators decline: self-fertilize, woo pollinators harder, or die.
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