In science news this week: Is habitat restoration actually killing plants in the California wildlands? “In 2014, plant biologists with the California Department of Agriculture reported an alarming discovery: native wildflowers and herbs, grown in nurseries and then planted in ecological restoration sites around California, were infected with Phytophthora tentaculata, a deadly exotic plant pathogen that causes root and stem rot.  While ecologists have long been wary of exotic plant pathogens borne on imported ornamental plants, this was the first … Continue reading SCIENCE NEWS: Is habitat restoration actually killing plants in the California wildlands?; Sinking rails; Tule Elk: Part Tu; Collecting clean water from air, inspired by desert life; and more …