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Useful Wild Plants: Not your Mainstream Encyclopedia Collection

[This week, we bring you a special FEATURE LENGTH article on an amazing encyclopedia collection!]

The closing of a spring semester evokes a new persona in typical study-crazed college students.  Before attempting to successfully complete course finals while sleep deprived...

We’re taking a break!

Thanks for visiting!  The greenseedling staff is taking a Early Summer Break for a couple of weeks, but we’ll be back with a ‘summer schedule’ of stories beginning May 24.  Until then, enjoy some of our archived stories and other offerings!  Happy Summer!  – The gs staff

Inside the Seed Cathedral

The Seed Cathedral in Shanghai, part of the World Expo 2010.  Simply amazing.

The theme? People cannot live without plants!

Gallery of pictures:  http://www.popsci.com/technology/gallery/2010-05/gallery-inside-seed-cathedral...

Diversifying the Soybean Line

Many of us have heard that soybeans are being used for an increasing number of products these days, especially with the rise of vegans and vegetarians in America, but how many of us know what makes soy special?

At Purdue, they understand that soy serves a number of purposes that will only increase...

New lentil variety proves improve crop yield

Growing up as the son of two Pakistani immigrants, I was fortunate enough to be able to sample delectable Pakistani cuisine on an almost daily basis throughout my childhood. As almost any South Asian will tell you, Daal, or a variety of lentils, is considered a staple that is eaten with almost every...

The Grouse Compromise

The sage-grouse numbers in eastern Oregon have been diminishing recently, likely due to overgrazing by the cattle of nearby ranchers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be examining the state of the grouse on a yearly basis to determine if Endangered Species Act protection is needed. Although...