Agriculture
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AnimalsWhy are bees vanishing?
Scientists find evidence that pesticides, disease and other threats are devastating bees. And that could hurt farmers big time.
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AgricultureThe cabbage’s clock
A newly harvested plant, fruit or vegetable does not turn off — like a switch — and die, scientists report. Instead, an internal “clock” inside the fresh-picked plant continues to tick away. It responds to light and darkness, just as when it had been rooted in the soil.
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AgricultureCool Jobs: Green Science
In parts of the Arctic, entire forests are creeping northward. Luckily, ecologist Serge Payette is hot on their trail.
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