By making plant roots grow deeper, these geneticists hope to curb climate change
A new genetic discovery could help researchers trap more climate-altering carbon underground.
Why plants don’t die from cancer
Humans and other mammals and birds would have been killed many times over by Chernobyl's radiation that plants in the most contaminated areas received. So why is plant life so resilient to radiation and nuclear disaster?…
Scientists look to increase crop production by speeding up photosynthesis
How does one improve the amount of food a crop yields? Speed up the way that plant eats.
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How Michael Pollan Learned to Make Traditional Korean Kimchi
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Plant geneticist Margaret Pooler explains cloning the cherry trees in Washington, D.C.
When Chairman Gregory Jaczko resigned from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week, reports suggested it was linked to battles within the commission over safety requirements. In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Miles O'Brien reports on how government regulators…
Surveying the Safety, Wisdom of New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia…
Last year, local and federal authorities seized some 7 million illegally grown marijuana plants in California. The Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED investigate who and what are behind the spike in the state's lucrative marijuana-farming business.
New research by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows 12 percent of U.S. land is in the midst of an exceptional drought, which is the largest contiguous area to suffer such difficult conditions in 12 years. Ray Suarez discusses how…
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