Marimo have age rings!

Environmental monitoring of organic pollutants using plants

eDNA analysis could contribute towards more effective pest control

‘Falling insect’ season length impacts river ecosystems

Captive-bred juvenile salmon unlikely to become migratory when released into streams

Pesticides can protect crops from hydrophobic pollutants

Protecting eels protects freshwater biodiversity

Developing a digital holography-based multimodal imaging system to visualize living cells

Solving the riddle of strigolactone biosynthesis in plants

How old are they? Some non-photosynthetic orchids consist of dead wood

Novel protein positioning technique improves functionality of yeast cells

Gene expression regulation in Chinese cabbage illuminated

Research team illuminates system by which plants have formed secondary buds since ancient times

Researchers discover the ‘KARAPPO’ gene and illuminate how plants reproduce through cloning

GIS and eDNA analysis system successfully used to discover new habitats of rare salamander could be utilized to find other endangered species

Discovery of non-blooming orchid on Japanese subtropical islands

Why photosynthesis works better for some plants than others

Endangered eel located using DNA from one liter of water

Plant peptide helps roots to branch out in the right places

Wasps, cockroaches and crickets are pollinators too

What’s eating these endangered orchids?

New plant species discovered in museum is probably extinct

How rice plants cope with flooding

Using eDNA to identify the breeding habitat of endangered species

Flower attracts insects by pretending to be a mushroom

Parasitic plants rely on unusual method to spread their seeds

New non-photosynthesizing plant species discovered on Ishigaki island, Japan

Evolution of the fungus that is devastating wheat crops

Two new species of orchids discovered in Okinawa

New species of parasitic plant discovered in Japan