The project is called "Plants to Pixels" and volunteers can go online to help read and transcribe data from the digital images - translating them for the record.

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Researchers have introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

In a new study, scientists at Umeå University have found a way to break open the protective walls of pollen grains—one of the ...

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He said, "bye." Ammon Shea's new book (Perigee/Penguin 2010) is called The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everybody Uses But No One Reads. Our illustrations come from the magical pen ...

Peat bogs sequester a huge amount of carbon dioxide. But as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, they're under threat.

A perfectly cooked fillet steak is arguably the epitome of good eating. Its humbler cousin, the pack of minced beef, is one ...