Protecting rice plants by exploiting their natural defences | Digital…
The extraction process. Credit: Universiti Putra Malaysia
An analysis of the chemical signals sent out by rice plants under attack by the brown planthopper…
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Researchers study how a hormone helps plants build leaves’ ventilation…
View through a microscope of a young, wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana seedling with fluorescent protein marking the plasma membrane. Credit: Anne Vatén
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Floating nuclear plants could herald a new era of cheap, safe energy |…
The price of renewables is at rock bottom, making nuclear power look pointlessly expensive. But new atomic plants could be cheap – and safer too The…
Researchers use crowdsourcing to speed up data analysis in corn plants |…
Participants in the study were shown images of corn plants and instructed to draw squares around the tassels. The images were used to create a computer…
Future heatwaves will knock nuclear, gas and coal power plants offline |…
Even nuclear power plants struggle in the heatMark Wilson/The Boston Globe via Getty
By Michael Le PageAs large parts of the northern…
AI camera to help spot the best grapes for making pesticide-free wine |…
A waxiness on grapes can protect them from the fungusSamo Pauer / Alamy Stock Photo
By Richard Kemeny A combination of AI and photography…