[ad_1] A plant that has created hollow thorns in which ants can shelter. In exchange, ants defend the plant from attacks by other insects and mammals. Credit: (c) Field Museum, Corrie Moreau …
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[ad_1] The world has so many fossil fuel projects in place that it can no longer afford to build a more polluting infrastructure without breaking international climate change targets, warned the energy …
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[ad_1] Ants have feasted on plants for millions of years, but eventually, the plants developed a feature system that allowed them to use ants foraging for their benefit. Over time, the plants …
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[ad_1] As scientists prepare to fight the increasing effects of climate change, one area has posed difficulties: engineering drought-resistant plants that grow as well as their unaltered counterparts. Enter Dr. Ana Caño-Delgado, …
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[ad_1] A new study used rice seedlings to demonstrate that stress caused by warmer temperatures could trigger a RNA reaction from a plant to handle changes in its environment. Credit: Peter Nguyen …
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[ad_1] Register for Our free information letters A tree surprised me yesterday. While browsing my roll of photos, I stopped to fly over an image of the hill, possibly taken somewhere in …
Read More »Goodish news on climate change models: they do not take into account the nocturnal behavior of plants
[ad_1] Climatologists have not explained what plants do at night and it is a mistake. A new study by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that nutrient …
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[ad_1] Researchers at Rice University have determined that particle-forming sulfur dioxide is the most damaging pollutant for Texas coal-fired power plants, lacking equipment to clean up emissions. Credit: 123RF According to researchers …
Read More »Cannabis-like substance in liver plants could make them "more potent" than marijuana for medical purposes
[ad_1] Liverwort could give you the same kind of relief from pain and inflammation – the less strong.Liverwort is a foam-like plant that most people would neglect. Scientifically known as Radula perrottetii, …
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