Diet is an important factor influencing the survival and evolution of all species. Many studies have shown that when species evolve from being a predator or insectivore to being a vegetarian, the rate at which new species ...
Ecology
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified a common set of genes that enable different drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, which could play a significant ...
Biotechnology
Dec 1, 2017
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Two satellites including one dedicated to monitoring the effects of climate change on vegetation were successfully launched into orbit late Tuesday, launch company Arianespace said.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2017
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Scientists at the University of Bristol have shed new light on the evolution of flowers in research published today in the Royal Society journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2017
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The shores of Lake Turkana, in Kenya, are dry and inhospitable, with grasses as the dominant plant type. It hasn't always been that way. Over the last four million years, the Omo-Turkana basin has seen a range of climates ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2017
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Pollinator insects accelerate plant evolution, but a plant changes in different ways depending on the pollinator. After only nine generations, the same plant is larger and more fragrant if pollinated by bumblebees rather ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2017
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To the average plant-eating human, the thought of a plant turning the tables to feast on an animal might seem like a lurid novelty.
Evolution
Feb 6, 2017
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New research from the University of British Columbia suggests evolution is a driving mechanism behind plant migration, and that scientists may be underestimating how quickly species can move.
Evolution
Jul 28, 2016
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Mark Johnson, associate professor of biology, has joined a consortium of seven other researchers in four European countries to develop the fullest understanding yet of how fertilization evolved in flowering plants. The research, ...
Biotechnology
Jul 2, 2015
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The origin of vascular plants, more than 400 million years ago, changed the surface of our planet forever.
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2015
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