During an investigation to see whether it was possible to restore an iconic, but endangered, community of shrubland plant ...

Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive.

It’s a frustrating cycle as weed history repeats year after year and the soil seed bank gorges on a river of plenty. Jason Norsworthy, weed scientist with the University of Arkansas, is ...

Online shops in China are selling so-called bank soil, claiming it was dug up from outside major Chinese banks and can bring wealth and good fortune to buyers. The price of the “bank soil” can ...

These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil where certain plants preserve their seeds. Our research in the Cape ...