Hand-pollinating Christmas Bell flowers helped researchers track the wilting process. Credit: Macquarie University Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making. A study in the journal Plant Biology by researchers from Macquarie University and international … Read more
A study in the journal Plant Biology by researchers from Macquarie University and international collaborators has shown for the first time, that plants reuse resources from wilting flowers to support future reproduction. Lead author Honorary Professor Graham Pyke from Macquarie University says the findings help explain a common but poorly understood plant process. “Our research … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hurricane Helene has devastated swaths of Southern Appalachia, pummeling cities from Newport, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina. Lives lost. Families displaced. Property destroyed. Scientists will study the storm for decades. Many are asking: What made the weather so devastating this far inland? And what comes next? Officials at East Tennessee State … Read more