Beets bleed red but a chemistry tweak can create a blue hue
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Cats chewing on catnip boosts the plant’s insect-repelling powers
Jun 2022
Damage can boost the plant’s chemical defenses — and its appeal to cats
Cats chewing on catnip boosts the plant’s insect-repelling powers
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Invasive grasses are taking over the American West’s sea of sagebrush
Dec 2021
Highly flammable cheatgrass and similar nonnative plants dominate one-fifth of the Great Basin
Invasive grasses are taking over the American West’s sea of sagebrush
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A new origin story for domesticated chickens starts in rice fields 3,500 years ago
Jun 2022
Two studies lay out how the birds went from wild fowl in Southeast Asia to the dinner plate.
A new origin story for domesticated chickens starts in rice fields 3,500 years ago
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Pandas’ share of protein calories from bamboo rivals wolves’ from meat
May 2019
Skewed digestive powers give the plant eaters the ability to extract the key nutrient
Pandas’ share of protein calories from bamboo rivals wolves’ from meat
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Prosecco production takes a toll on northeast Italy’s environment
Jan 2019
The industry accounts for 74 percent of the region’s soil loss every year
Prosecco production takes a toll on northeast Italy’s environment
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A tweaked yeast can make ethanol from cornstalks and a harvest’s other leftovers
Jul 2021
The process could tap underused sources of renewable fuels
A tweaked yeast can make ethanol from cornstalks and a harvest’s other leftovers
Editorial Briefing
Drought-tolerant landscaping
Jan 2015
Much of coastal and southern California has a Mediterranean climate, which is characterized by cooler, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers. Only drought-resistant plant species can survive without irrigation in this type of climate. Turf grass, for example, most certainly will not survive such dry summers without irrigation. And yet in 2015, four years into the latest California drought, some homeowners in southern California continue to grow turf grass and water their lawns. See also: Drought; Irrigation (agriculture); Lawn and turf grasses; Plant-water relations
Drought-tolerant landscaping
Editorial Briefing
Ethylene from bioethanol
Jan 2014
Ethylene, CH2=CH2, the most-produced organic chemical in the world, is used to make hundreds of products. The major product is polyethylene, but other important ones include poly(vinyl chloride), polystyrene, antifreeze (ethylene glycol), adhesives, solvents, and detergents. See also: Adhesive; Detergent; Ethylene; Ethylene glycol; Polyolefin resins; Polystyrene resin; Polyvinyl resins; Renewable resources; Solvent
Ethylene from bioethanol
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Genetically modified nonbrowning apples approved for sale
Jan 2015
Two varieties of apples that have been genetically engineered not to turn brown when cut or bruised were cleared in February and March of 2015 for growth and sale in Canada by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada (HC) and in the United States by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). See also: Apple; Genetic engineering; Genetically engineered plants; Genetically modified crops
Genetically modified nonbrowning apples approved for sale