Largest Study of African American Brain Tissue Unveils Critical Alzheimer’s Gene

A shared molecular signature of Alzheimer’s appears across populations once studied in isolation. Alzheimer's disease (AD) ...

Researchers revive old pea varieties in huge seed collection: 'An untapped gold mine for the future'

Using a new AI method, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have rediscovered 51 old pea varieties that are no ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Before the First Brilliantly Colored Flowers Bloomed, Dinosaur-Era Plants Emitted Heat to Attract Pollinators

Some plants produce heat, which has long puzzled botanists. But a new study suggests that infrared radiation is an ancient method to lure beetle pollinators ...
Earth.com

Balanophora: The plant that lives by parasitizing other plants

Balanophora lost photosynthesis long ago but kept tiny plastids that run key chemistry and shows how forest parasites adapt ...