Buffelgrass snatches water away from nearby palo verde trees, ultimately killing them. Scientists thought deep-rooted plants such as desert trees did not compete with grasses for water. Now ...

California's native grasses, already under pressure from invasive exotic grasses, are likely to be pushed aside even more as the climate warms, according to a new analysis from the University of ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Maasai herders load cows weakened by the drought in Kajiado County in November 2017. [Photo, File] In 2016 and 2017, a ...

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1. The understanding of large-scale patterns in expanding populations of alien invasive plants can be used to infer the environmental limiting factors, habitat heterogeneity and, ultimately, the range ...

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Warmer temperatures in California could lead to a substantial statewide ...

Dibs Sarkar, a northern New Jersey scientist, is studying how the long roots of the grass can absorb lead from the soil and store it. Tests in a greenhouse have so far been successful; the lead ...

Clunky electrical boxes can ruin the look of an otherwise beautifully designed front yard. Grasses provide a soft, natural, ...