Forest farms could create market for ginseng, other herbs

A transition from wild collection of herbs to forest farming needs to occur in Appalachia to…

Why women select college majors with lower earnings potential

Even when both male and female college students say they want to pursue a major with…

Gut microbes alter characteristics of norovirus infection

The highly contagious norovirus causes diarrhea and vomiting and is notorious for spreading rapidly through densely…

Researchers reach milestone in quantum standardization

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to…

How mantis shrimp make sense of the world

A study involving scientists at the University of Arizona and the University of Queensland provides new…

Drought impact study shows new issues for plants and carbon dioxide

Extreme drought’s impact on plants will become more dominant under future climate change, as noted in…

Discovery increases chance of improving iron content in plants

Researchers have discovered a gene that controls the regulation of iron uptake in plants, according to…

Liquid-liquid transitions crystallize new ideas for molecular liquids

Crystallization describes the formation of ordered structures from the disordered constituents of a liquid. Although the…

How plants adjust their body plan to cope with high temperature stress

Biologists from Utrecht University have described a new molecular mechanism that allows plants to optimize their…

Changes in oxygen concentrations in our ocean can disrupt fundamental biological cycles

New research led by scientists at the University of Bristol has shown that the feedback mechanisms…