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wheat dew
News in Brief Plants
‘Sneezing’ plants may spread pathogens to their neighbors
A “surface tension catapult” can fling dewdrops carrying fungal spores from water-repellent leaves.
By Emily Conover | 7:01pm, June 18, 2019
cemetery excavation
News | Plants
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By Bruce Bower | 2:01pm, June 12, 2019
fungi network
News | Plants
Some fungi trade phosphorus with plants like savvy stockbrokers
By Susan Milius | 10:00am, June 10, 2019
Pteris vittata ferns
News in Brief | Plants
How one fern hoards toxic arsenic in its fronds and doesn’t die
By Carolyn Wilke | 9:00am, June 04, 2019
uprooted plant
News | Plants
Some plants use hairy roots and acid to access nutrients in rock
By Yao-Hua Law | 7:00am, May 22, 2019
pollen
News | Plants
How allergens in pollen help plants do more than make you sneeze
By Susan Milius | 8:00am, May 19, 2019
fox snout pouch
News in Brief | Plants
An ancient pouch reveals the hallucinogen stash of an Andes shaman
By Bruce Bower | 3:00pm, May 06, 2019
Alaska landscape
Feature | Plants
Climate change made the Arctic greener. Now parts of it are turning brown.
By Hannah Hoag | 7:00am, April 11, 2019
Silverleaf whiteflies
News | Plants
A major crop pest can make tomato plants lie to their neighbors
By Susan Milius | 6:00am, April 04, 2019
joshua tree
It's Alive | Plants
Shutdown aside, Joshua trees live an odd life
By Susan Milius | 8:00am, February 06, 2019
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