Plants
- Plants
Plants travel wind highways
Some plants can hitchhike along invisible freeways of wind to reach distant places.
By Emily Sohn - Plants
New gene fights potato blight
Adding a gene from a wild potato to the varieties we eat could stop a devastating potato disease.
By Emily Sohn - Plants
City trees beat country trees
Cottonwood trees grow better in New York City than in rural places around the state.
By Emily Sohn - Plants
Slower growth, greater warmth
A shift toward slower-growing trees might make Earth's climate warm up even faster.
By Emily Sohn - Plants
Tracking the sun Improves plant pollen
Turning to face the sun helps snow buttercups make better pollen.
By Emily Sohn