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<title>Natural Selections: Exploding Flowers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7139/20130328/natural-selections-exploding-flowers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 28, 2013) Some flowers open quickly, and some are even spring-loaded—like the venus fly trap—but the floral deployment speed record belongs to the lowly dogwood relative, the bunchberry, which when triggered opens its tiny four-petal bloom in less than a millisecond. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss flower power. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7139/20130328/natural-selections-exploding-flowers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some flowers open quickly, and some are even spring-loaded—like the venus fly trap—but the floral deployment speed record belongs to the lowly dogwood relative, the bunchberry, which when triggered opens its tiny four-petal bloom in less than a millisecond. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss flower power. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7139/20130328/natural-selections-exploding-flowers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Natural Selections: Dandelions</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7314/20130321/natural-selections-dandelions</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 21, 2013) Martha Foley mows her lawn just before the dandelions go to seed, hoping to keep their numbers down, but there&apos;s another whole crop right behind—why? Dr. Curt Stager dug into the story and found the answer in the sex life—or lack thereof—of dandelions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7314/20130321/natural-selections-dandelions">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martha Foley mows her lawn just before the dandelions go to seed, hoping to keep their numbers down, but there&apos;s another whole crop right behind—why? Dr. Curt Stager dug into the story and found the answer in the sex life—or lack thereof—of dandelions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7314/20130321/natural-selections-dandelions">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Natural Selections: Native pollinators</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/3076/20130124/natural-selections-native-pollinators</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 24, 2013) With the collapse of the population of the European honeybee, introduced to North America in colonial times, many growers are looking for aids in pollinating their crops. But the honeybee may not be the most effective bee. Bumblebees and other native pollinators do a better job on crops like blueberries and cranberries. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/3076/20130124/natural-selections-native-pollinators">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the collapse of the population of the European honeybee, introduced to North America in colonial times, many growers are looking for aids in pollinating their crops. But the honeybee may not be the most effective bee. Bumblebees and other native pollinators do a better job on crops like blueberries and cranberries. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/3076/20130124/natural-selections-native-pollinators">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Natural Selections: What is a plant?</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20728/20121025/natural-selections-what-is-a-plant</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 25, 2012) Mushrooms grow out of the soil like plants, but are fungi. Lichens may look leafy, but they are symbiotic colonies of fungi and algae. Seaweed looks like a plant, but is an algae colony. And Indian Pipe looks like a fungi, but is a plant. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the ins and outs of botany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20728/20121025/natural-selections-what-is-a-plant">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mushrooms grow out of the soil like plants, but are fungi. Lichens may look leafy, but they are symbiotic colonies of fungi and algae. Seaweed looks like a plant, but is an algae colony. And Indian Pipe looks like a fungi, but is a plant. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the ins and outs of botany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20728/20121025/natural-selections-what-is-a-plant">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>natselect, botany, fungi, algae, lichen, plants, topstory, [loc:44.4383629 -74.2525981], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Natural Selections: Plant blood</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5626/20120524/natural-selections-plant-blood</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 24, 2012) Do plants have blood? How does the human circulatory system compare to that of plants and trees? Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager tackle the question. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5626/20120524/natural-selections-plant-blood">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do plants have blood? How does the human circulatory system compare to that of plants and trees? Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager tackle the question. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5626/20120524/natural-selections-plant-blood">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>legume, botany, blood, plant blood, sap, natselect, [loc:44.4381000 -74.2514580], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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