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UC Davis hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation University Leaders’ Forum Monday (Nov. 13), bringing together nearly 100 international environmental leaders to discuss sustaining and strengthening biodiversity amid climate change. The forum, “Investing in Tomorrow’s Biodiversity,” highlighted UC Davis’ efforts to make a positive impact on the environment.

(KNOXVILLE) In a world when today's technology was science fiction in the not too distant past, the University of Tennessee's Department of Agriculture has developed a plant that detects gamma radiation, providing reliable indications of harmful radiation levels without complex monitoring technologies. Believe it or not--it's a "potato plant"! PhD student Rob Sears engineered the plant, also known as a phytosensor, to indicate high radiation levels through changing leaf ...

New research being done at Montana State University (MSU) may help barley and wheat seed varieties be more specialized towards their end use in the future.

Bozeman – Protein content in wheat and barley crops can influence everything from the plant’s effectiveness as livestock feed to the clarity of

KillerTomato: Viruses Discovered by Idaho State Students May Yield New Treatments for Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

A new study investigating nectar drinking in one of the most common bumblebees in the UK, Bombus terrestris, has found that when foraging they maximise the

There’s a KillerTomato lurking on the grounds of Idaho State University. Not to fear, though, this cold-blooded killer is only looking for victims of the bacterial variety.

The Nov. 13 forum in San Francisco will feature high-level conversations between CEOs, policy leaders, university presidents and top researchers to drive investment in biodiversity...

According to research, the insects trade off the time they spend collecting nectar with the energy content of that nectar.

According to research, the insects trade off the time they spend collecting nectar with the energy content of that nectar.