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Russia moves to destroy critical seed bank

The world-renowned Pavlovsk Experiment Station outside St. Petersburg, Russia, is slated to be bulldozed to make way for housing. One of the world’s oldest seed banks, the station houses some 4,000 varieties of fruits and berries.

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VIDEO: Ai Weiwei seeds sell for $782,000

Porcelain sunflower seeds created by the artist Ai Weiwei have been sold at Sotheby's in New York.

Doomsday vault gets 25,000 new seeds

Chick peas, fava beans and other seeds from a facility in Syria are among the 25,000 new samples being deposited this week in an Arctic seed vault built to protect food crops from wars and natural disasters, officials said Tuesday.

2-seeds Missouri, Duke stunned: March Madness

Kyle O'Quinn had 26 points and 14 rebounds, making several big plays in the closing minutes to help No. 15 seed Norfolk State stun second-seeded Missouri 86-84 on Friday in the West Regional.

Djokovic, Wozniacki named top seeds for Aussie Open

Caroline Wozniacki and defending champion Novak Djokovic are the top-seeded players at the Australian Open after tournament organizers stuck to convention Monday and based the seedings for the season's first major on the current WTA and ATP rankings.