http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In classical mythology, the cypress tree is associated with death, the underworld and eternity. Indeed, the family to which cypresses belong, is an ancient lineage of conifers, and a new study of their evolution affords a unique insight into a turbulent era in the Earth's history. http://phys.org/news255261767.html Biology Thu, 03 May 2012 11:20:02 EST news255261767 (PhysOrg.com) -- With an estimated 15-30% of the world’s flowering plants yet to be discovered, finding and recording new plant species is vital to our understanding of global biodiversity. http://phys.org/news247394529.html Biology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:02 EST news247394529 Cardiff University researchers and the National Botanic Garden of Wales are appealing for help in building up a DNA profile of the nation’s honey. They hope to use the information to identify plants which could fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as the ‘superbug’ MRSA. The honey project could also help fight the diseases currently attacking Britain’s bees. http://phys.org/news227172623.html Biology Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:30:33 EST news227172623 The scientists (from The University of Western Australia, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, and Kew) argue that deliberately increasing the frequency of fires may lead to ecosystem degradation and loss of biodiversity. http://phys.org/news217257378.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:16:36 EST news217257378 (AP) -- Oriental Bittersweet was an exotic foreigner still found mostly in East Asia when the New York Botanical Garden planted its first specimen in 1897. http://phys.org/news189480171.html Biology Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:50:01 EST news189480171 Giant rainforest trees, rare and beautiful orchids, spectacular palms, minute fungi, wild coffees and an ancient aquatic plant are among more than 250 new plant and fungi species discovered and described by botanists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in this, the botanical organisation's 250th anniversary year. The new species come from a wide-range of fascinating locations including Brazil, Cameroon, East Africa, Madagascar, Borneo and New Guinea. Nearly a third are believed to be in danger of extinction. http://phys.org/news180706118.html Biology Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:30:02 EST news180706118 As warmer temperatures threaten to devastate plant species across the globe, scientists are taking the lead by relocating plants to safer grounds, according to a recent New York Times article. http://phys.org/news177669654.html Biology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:41:40 EST news177669654 An international study involving Monash University mathematician Dr Malcolm Clark has been used to demonstrate the impact of global warming and to predict the effect further warming will have on plant life. http://phys.org/news172397542.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:30:04 EST news172397542