Seed clue to how birds survived mass extinction

Seed clue to how birds survived mass extinction
Modern birds owe their survival to ancestors who were able to peck on seeds after the meteor that wiped out most dinosaurs, say scientists. Bird-like dinosaurs with toothless beaks survived the "nuclear winter" that followed the meteor strike, because ...


Understanding the dicey journey of a seed
Now, there is one bit of information on the trusty seed packet we should never breeze over and just do our own thing. Seeds like to refer to it as their "sub-terrain preferred resting place"; the seed packet says, "planting depth recommendation." Do ...


Vineyard Filmmakers Plant a Seed on Earth Day
This Earth Day, Liz Witham and Ken Wentworth of Film-Truth Productions in Aquinnah are planting a seed. Their Sustainable Vineyard film series, which began in 2010 and includes a dozen titles, launches Friday on a new website, ...