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Fossils Reveal Animal‑Dispersed Fruits Existed Before the End‑Cretaceous Extinction

The find shifts when scientists think animals began moving flowering‑plant seeds, prompting calls for wider fossil surveys to test how common the interaction was.

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MIT Study Finds Rice Seeds Respond to Rain Sounds by Germinating Faster

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Black Death Land Abandonment Drove Europe’s Plant Diversity Down Even as Forests Expanded

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Death Valley Poised for Rare Superbloom as NPS Reports Early Sprouts

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Scientists Challenge Claim That Trees Predicted Eclipse, Citing Thunderstorm Trigger

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Scientists Race to Save Newly Named 'Zombie' Tree From Myrtle Rust

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Presumed-Extinct Australian Shrub Ptilotus senarius Confirmed Rediscovered via iNaturalist

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Cycads Use Infrared Heat to Lure Beetle Pollinators, Science Study Finds

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Parasitic Plant Study Reveals Vital Plastids Despite Gene Loss and Repeated Island Asexuality

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New Mycorrhizal Fungus Identified in 407-Million-Year-Old Scottish Fossil

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First Native Plants Take Root on 101 Freeway Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills

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Warming Puts Victoria’s Mountain Ash on Track to Lose a Quarter of Trees by 2080

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130-Year Orchid Mystery Solved with Discovery of Unique Self-Pollination Mechanism

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Study Reveals Shrubs' Dual Role in Forest Recovery After Wildfires

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Scientists Uncover the Mechanics of Squirting Cucumber's Explosive Seed Dispersal

Plant Ecology

Fossils Reveal Animal‑Dispersed Fruits Existed Before the End‑Cretaceous Extinction

MIT Study Finds Rice Seeds Respond to Rain Sounds by Germinating Faster

Black Death Land Abandonment Drove Europe’s Plant Diversity Down Even as Forests Expanded

Death Valley Poised for Rare Superbloom as NPS Reports Early Sprouts

Scientists Challenge Claim That Trees Predicted Eclipse, Citing Thunderstorm Trigger

Scientists Race to Save Newly Named 'Zombie' Tree From Myrtle Rust

Presumed-Extinct Australian Shrub Ptilotus senarius Confirmed Rediscovered via iNaturalist

Cycads Use Infrared Heat to Lure Beetle Pollinators, Science Study Finds

Parasitic Plant Study Reveals Vital Plastids Despite Gene Loss and Repeated Island Asexuality

New Mycorrhizal Fungus Identified in 407-Million-Year-Old Scottish Fossil

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First Native Plants Take Root on 101 Freeway Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills

Warming Puts Victoria’s Mountain Ash on Track to Lose a Quarter of Trees by 2080

22 Goats Brought to Walfisch Island to Curb Invasive Shrubs for Seabirds

Wild Vanilla Habitats and Pollinators Face Steep Declines by 2050

Young UK Ash Trees Evolving Resistance to Dieback Disease

Tree Planting Impractical for Offsetting Emissions From Top Fossil Fuel Firms

Scientists Uncover Genetic Basis for Flowers' Rotting Flesh Odor

130-Year Orchid Mystery Solved with Discovery of Unique Self-Pollination Mechanism

Study Reveals Shrubs' Dual Role in Forest Recovery After Wildfires

Scientists Uncover the Mechanics of Squirting Cucumber's Explosive Seed Dispersal

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