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A new study led by Brown University has revealed that many conifer species will be threatened with extinction by 2070 as a result of climate change.

11-16-2019 Plants

Many conifer species are on the road to extinction from climate change

A new study led by Brown University has revealed that...

Scientists have long speculated that trees and plants will eventually reach a breaking point where they can no longer remove CO2 from the air.

11-14-2019 Environment

How much longer will trees continue to absorb carbon dioxide?

Trees play an important role in keeping the air clean...

The evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds is a "striking example" of the consequences associated with human activities.

11-13-2019 Plants

Superweeds are becoming increasingly resistant to herbicides

According to the authors of a new study in the...

A study from the University of California Riverside has confirmed that Joshua trees are unable to adapt to climate change.

11-11-2019 Plants

Joshua trees may not exist by the end of the century

A study from the University of California Riverside has confirmed...

According to a new study, land vegetation has become much less productive over the past two decades due to a lack of water in the atmosphere.

11-10-2019 Environment

A lack of moisture in the air will intensify the effects of climate change

According to a new study from Peking University, land vegetation...

Researchers describe a novel approach to sampling neonicotinoids and other pesticides in plants – potentially explaining how bees are exposed to these chemicals.

11-09-2019 Science

New plant probe can help track pesticides that may be harmful to bees

“Bee populations are declining at an alarming rate,” is a...

An international team of researchers has found that rising CO2 levels could substantially reduce the availability of nutrients such as protein, iron, and zinc.

11-08-2019 Environment

The world’s most critical nutrients will be limited by rising CO2 levels

An international team of researchers has found that rising CO2...

Documentation of wine grapes over 664 years has produced evidence which confirms how unusually warm the climate has been in the last three decades.

11-03-2019 Environment

30 years of climate warming is visible in the history of wine grapes

In a new study published by the European Geosciences Union...

An international team of researchers is reporting that plants are vanishing at a shocking rate across three biodiversity hotspots in South Africa.

11-03-2019 Plants

Plants are vanishing from biodiversity hotspots at a shocking rate

An international team of researchers led by Stellenbosch University is...

A new crew of detection dogs are helping weed out invasive Scotch broom plants in New York state parks.

11-02-2019 Plants

Detection dogs help sniff out and identify invasive plants

Detection dogs have been trained to sniff out explosives, drugs,...

Plants have a defense system that can weaken the gut lining of their insect predators, a new study has found.

11-01-2019 Plants

Plants have a defense that weakens the gut of the insects that eat them

Plants have a defense system that can weaken the gut...

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Acaena exigua