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Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists' knowledge on how plants and crops can survive difficult environmental conditions such as drought. (2009-11-19)
The war between the sexes has been fought on many fronts throughout time-from humans to birds to insects, the animal kingdom is replete with species involved in their own skirmishes. (2009-11-11)
Fossil plants are windows to the past, providing us with clues as to what our planet looked like millions of years ago. (2009-11-11)
The concept of altruism has long been debated in philosophical circles, and more recently, evolutionary biologists have joined the debate. (2009-11-11)
Alternate bearing (also called biennial or uneven bearing) is the tendency of fruit trees to produce a heavy crop one year (called "on-crop") followed by a light crop or no crop the following "off-crop" year. (2009-11-03)
