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acaena exigua

acaena exigua

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12-22-2016

Acaena exigua

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Researchers from the John Innes Centre and the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated why plants produce medically-valuable chemicals in their roots.

12-13-2019 Plants

Plants produce medically-valuable chemicals to maintain microbe communities

Researchers from the John Innes Centre and the Chinese Academy...

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Researchers from the University of Utah have found a way to monitor GPP and photosynthesis in evergreen forests using satellites.

12-09-2019 Environment

Forest ‘glow’ helps reveal its CO2 storage and photosynthesis capacity

Satellites are becoming increasingly important in how we monitor the...

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Apples are the archetype of a fruit. But where did this ubiquitous fruit come from? How did it become so widespread?

12-07-2019 Plants

How the apple became such a ubiquitous, iconic fruit across the globe

Nearly every children's book about the alphabet starts with “A...

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A new study has found that marijuana use has both increased and substantially shifted away from the illegal market since retail sales began in 2014.

12-07-2019 Lifestyle

Marijuana use has increased but has moved away from the illegal market

The results of a new study from the University of...

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A new study has found that urban trees actually die faster than rural trees – although they grow more quickly – resulting in a net loss of street-tree carbon storage over time.

12-06-2019 Plants

Urban trees grow more quickly – but also die faster – than rural trees

Many urban areas have begun green initiatives as a way...

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One team of researchers believes that their method has the potential to reduce annual CO2 emissions by 20 to 46 percent.

12-04-2019 Science

Harnessing the power of plants to fight climate change

In November of 2017, researchers at the Salk Institute for...

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A new study has confirmed that even though increases in temperatures accelerate tree growth, trees that grow quickly will also die young.

12-03-2019 Plants

Climate change may boost tree growth, but these trees will also die faster

The world’s forests play an essential role in the carbon...

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The question is, how long can this positive relationship between hard-working photosynthesizing plants and atmospheric carbon levels continue?

12-03-2019 Plants

Plants have been working overtime to mitigate climate change

As humans continue to pump more and more carbon emissions...

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Scientists at Emory University have found antiseptic properties in three plants which were recommended for use on soldiers injured in the Civil War.

12-02-2019 Plants

Plants used as Civil War injury remedies prove effective against tough bacteria

Scientists at Emory University have found antiseptic properties in three...

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The experts traced the origin of cannabis back 28 million years to a region that sits 10,700 feet above sea level on the the Tibetan Plateau.

12-01-2019 Plants

Origins of cannabis traced back 28 million years to the Tibetan Plateau

A research team led by the University of Vermont has...

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During prolonged periods of heat and drought, some plants and trees waste valuable soil moisture in an effort to cool themselves off.

11-27-2019 Plants

Plants and trees can intensify droughts by drawing up large amounts of water

A team of biologists at the University of Utah has...

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