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In a new study from the University of Queensland, experts describe how better conservation planning can improve the lives of humans while still protecting biodiversity.

09-22-2020 Environment

Conservation plans could benefit both nature and people

In a new study from the University of Queensland, experts...

The findings suggest planting trees on understocked forest land could substantially increase the country's overall carbon sequestration capacity.

09-22-2020 Plants

Fully stocking U.S. forests could reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent

Tree-planting projects have the potential to offset harmful carbon emissions...

Experts at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) have developed a new mathematical model to predict economically important traits in crops.

09-19-2020 Plants

New model predicts economically important traits in crops

Experts at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) have...

Researchers have been training honeybees to pick up on the scent of specific crops to seek them out for pollination, and a new study from Cell Press suggests that this strategy is effective.

09-17-2020 Animals

Scientists train honeybees with scent to boost sunflower production

Researchers have been training honeybees to pick up on the...

An invasive beetle that has been destroying Guam's coconut trees for more than a decade has made an unexpected "host shift" to the endangered cycad tree, Cycas micronesica

09-16-2020 Plants

Invasive beetle turns its attention to Guam’s endangered cycad trees

An invasive beetle that has been destroying Guam's coconut trees...

The research indicates that pine needles could serve as a simple and inexpensive source for measuring air pollution.

09-16-2020 Plants

Pine needles can be used to measure air pollution

Evergreen trees hold a record of air quality in magnetic...

The introduction of invasive species through commercial transport is becoming increasingly common, and a new study has identified a potential source of nonnative plant invasions

09-14-2020 Plants

Invasive plant seeds are traveling to the U.S. in shipping containers

The introduction of invasive species through commercial transport is becoming...

Climate change is ramping up the competition for Arctic plants to attract pollinators, according to a new study from the University of Helsinki.

09-14-2020 Plants

Arctic plants face more competition for pollinators as temperatures rise

Climate change is ramping up the competition for Arctic plants...

09-13-2020 Environment

More than 90 percent of Earth’s protected areas are isolated

A new study from the University of Queensland shows just...

A new study from AAAS reveals that in the Brazilian Amazon, degradation has become more destructive than deforestation.

09-11-2020 Science

Forest degradation is more destructive than deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

A new study from AAAS reveals that in the Brazilian...

Latin America is home to at least a third of the world's biodiversity and is more than twice as rich in plant species as tropical Africa, according to experts at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

09-10-2020 Plants

Latin America contains a third of the world’s biodiversity

Latin America is home to at least a third of...

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