Science & the Public: Gloves may head off 'garden' variety pneumonia
Doctors have begun linking garden compost to an unusual source of Legionnaire's disease

Evergreen source of Tamiflu
Pine and spruce needles brim with flu-drug precursor

Most energy drinks lag in added health benefits
Many canned pick-me-ups lack natural antioxidants and other beneficial compounds

Chlorophyll gets an 'f'
New variety of photosynthetic pigment is the first discovered in 60 years

Deleted Scenes: Explosions, mushroom clouds � all good for short moss
Sphagnum reproduces with a bang that compensates for life so close to the ground

Science & the Public: Ivy nanoparticles promise sunblocks and other green products
Its natural nanoparticles exhibit unusual functions and are more biodegradable than the metal oxides they could replace

Science & the Public: Bees face 'unprecedented' pesticide exposures at home and afield
Sometimes dozens of pesticides turn up in a single sample of wax or pollen

Chemists pin down poppy's tricks for making morphine
Identifying enzymes involved in opiate synthesis could mean better ways to make painkillers

Losing life's variety
2010 is the deadline set for reversing declines in biodiversity,  but little has been accomplished

Impatiens plants are more patient with siblings
Jewelweeds crowd out the competition but make room for their kin

Ants in the pants drive away birds
Supercolonies of invasive insects spoil avian picnics on Christmas Island

Potato famine pathogen packs unusual, sneaky genome
Quick-changing zones may be key to the microbe's vexing adaptability

Back off, extinct moa
Leaf color and shape may defend a New Zealand tree species from a long-gone giant bird

Bent innards give orchid its kick
A flower mechanism for smacking pollen onto bees opens up diverse possibilities for floral architecture

Science & the Public: How weed killers might protect our eyes: It's corny
Herbicides can boost trace-nutrient concentrations in sweet corn.