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Plant scientists get the short end of the…stick?

A letter to the journal Nature issued an interesting complaint. The Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine went to Andrew...

Highlighted Stories for the week of Oct 30

Terror Bird by Gary Staab...

Highlighted Stories for the week of Oct 23

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Darwin’s complete works online

Darwin1878Free Darwin – Thanks...

Farmers in the midwest go green

Some farmers in the midwest are adjusting their practices to adapt for global warming, for example using no-till farming methods to reduce greenhouse...

In the spirit of the season

StourheadShort article about why ...

Highlighted Stories for the week of Oct 16

Pitcher PlantIn the spirit of the Halloween season, there is (somewhat sensationalized, but fun) news of a mouse...

Highlighted stories for the week of Oct 9

LettuceSpace lettuce...

Highlighted stories for the week of Oct 2

Can weeds “sniff” out their prey? Recent study from Penn State published in Science suggests that the parasitic strangleweed can detect chemicals produced by its...