biology

Buddies in Bad Times

18 June, 2009 | Heather English

Underground ecology offers unexpected hope for plant adaptation as climate change nudges plant migration. Heather English tells us how tiny mycorrhizal mycelia under certain mushroom species actually help trees grow.

IMAGINE THE PULSES of biological discovery as a neural net. The neurons are hubs, fields of study, connected in a tangled and ever-changing web of knowledge. Every so often, a field of inquiry undergoes a burst of discovery, expanding the web. Today, the field of mycorrhizal research is characterized by such a pulse. ...

Burial Out of the Box

27 May, 2009 | Janet McCausland

"Out of the box” and “burial” aren’t normally used in the same sentence. When people think about their final resting place, what usually comes to mind are ornate caskets, tombstones and fine-trimmed lawns, or maybe ashes in an elegant urn that are either scattered or interred. ...

News & Notes

26 May, 2009 | Samantha Magnus

In the ditch next to a canola field in Switzerland, I’m squatting over a plastic tray of picked-over seed pods. My colleague Mike arrives with a sweep net brimming with angry bugs. At my nod, he empties it into the tray. ...

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