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Plants may be evolving the wrong traits for a warming world

Plants facing both a warming climate and rapidly declining pollinator populations may be pulled in competing evolutionary directions. A study suggests that, instead of adapting primarily to climate pressures, some plants may be evolving traits that help them attract pollinators.

Isabel05/10/2026

Agriculture News

A Tiny Gene Edit Makes Rice Safer Without Reducing Harvests

Cadmium is a highly toxic heavy metal, and rice is a major source of dietary cadmium intake worldwide. Reducing cadmium accumulation in rice grains without affecting crop yield remains challenging because cadmium shares transport pathways with essential minerals. Now, researchers…

Isabel21/09/2026

Image: The SLIF-Tomato dataset built by academics from CDU and UoP contains 8,934 images, broken into eight classes. Pictured are examples of their bounding box annotations. Credit: Charles Darwin University

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How 9000 photos built the foundation for AI-driven crop disease detection

AI-driven crop disease detection is set to reduce harvest losses and chemical-related health risks thanks to a first-of-its-kind tomato leaf dataset comprising almost 9000 images of tomato images.

Isabel17/09/2026

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From Plants to Bones: Researchers Develop Sustainable Material That Could Help the Body Rebuild Itself

Study reveals that lignin - a natural plant polymer - can be transformed into a bioactive material that promotes the formation of bone-like minerals while supporting the growth of bone-forming cells. Inspired by the natural partnership between lignin and silica…

Isabel28/08/2026

Forestry News

Why natural forests survive heat waves better than planted forests

New research reveals a balance between two important aspects of forest resilience: the ability to resist damage during a weather event and the ability to recover afterward.

Isabel10/08/2026

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Plants may be evolving the wrong traits for a warming world

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