Unearthing the Hidden History of Ancient Agave Cultivation in the Southwest US and Mexico
Until recently, archaeologists had only a few clues about the importance of agaves to Southwest US and northern Mexico. But new research has revealed a hidden history of agave domestication in this region.
Conflicts in natural selection constrain #adaptation to climate change in Arabidopsis thaliana https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.16.562583v1
Likewise, was or is #domestication constrained by #tradeoffs/conflicts resulting from human #selection? #PLB143 #Domesticationsyndrome
In search of the Old Ones: Where to find the world's longest-lived trees
The famed tree of Sycamore Gap in England was cut down after growing there for around 200 years – but this is just rustle of a leaf compared to the lives of some woody plants.
Climate change: colonial diaries in South Africa are helping scientists reconstruct weather patterns of the past to protect against future events
A project to transcribe Dutch colonial records of the weather in Cape Town can benefit modelling of future climate scenarios and assist in forecasting weather now.
Climate change: colonial diaries in South Africa are helping scientists reconstruct weather patterns of the past to protect against future events
A project to transcribe Dutch colonial records of the weather in Cape Town can benefit modelling of future climate scenarios and assist in forecasting weather now.
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