With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2020
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A remarkable new treasure has been found by scientists from the University of Portsmouth—the first fossil plant gum on record. The beautiful, amber-like material has been discovered in 110 million year old fossilised leaves.
Archaeology
Feb 25, 2020
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Today on World Food Day, a team of Plant Scientists from King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) has begun a major project to improve global date palm production and protection.
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2019
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Bacterial DNA sequencing analyses show date palms that are cultivated over a vast stretch of the Tunisian Sahara Desert consistently attract two types of growth-promoting bacteria to their roots, regardless of the location. ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2019
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A new platform for speeding up and controlling the evolution of proteins inside living plants has been developed by a KAUST-led team.
Evolution
Jun 19, 2019
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In 1956, Würzburg botanist Otto Ludwig Lange observed an unusual phenomenon in the Mauritanian desert in West Africa: He found plants whose leaves could withstand heat up to 56 degrees Celsius. At the time, the professor ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2019
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Spend water or save water? Grow or reproduce? For the tiny desert plants that bloom during the winter, the choices are life-or-death gambles, and ecologists at the University of Arizona have identified the wagers that will ...
Ecology
Mar 26, 2019
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A rare plant found only at two sites in central Wyoming has persisted, in part, because it can recover from relatively low densities and grows at different rates within each location, according to new research led by a University ...
Ecology
Mar 4, 2019
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Bacteria isolated from the Saudi desert have demonstrated plant-growth-promoting properties that could make them useful as biofertilizers.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2019
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An Israeli farmer has cashed in by making exotic honey from a rare tree that produces frankincense—the resin once worth its weight in gold and venerated in the Bible. But the farm's location in a far-flung West Bank settlement ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2018
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