MOUNT IDA, Ark. >> The teeming plant world could become a virtual mystery in the coming decades as college students increasingly shy away from studying botany and universities across the U.S. shutter ...

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MOUNT IDA, Ark. (AP) - Scientists say the knowledge of the world's plants is disappearing as fewer students choose to study botany. The number of research universities offering botany degrees has ...