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04-18-2024
Rare 'Sapphire Tower' plant blooms for the first time in a decade
Get ready to witness an incredibly rare and spectacular sight. A plant so extraordinary it's been nicknamed the Sapphire Tower is blooming for the first time in a decade at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This "otherworldly" beauty from the Chilean Andes is a must-see, but you'll have to hurry – these breathtaking blooms won't last long. What is the Sapphire Tower? The Sapphire Tower, or Puya alpestris, is a fascinating and visually striking plant native to the Andean regions of Chile. Part of the bromeliad family, which...
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08-23-2022
Home gardens in Central Asia are "living genebanks"
Central Asia is a significant producer of some of the...
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08-23-2022
At least 1 in 9 native trees in the U.S. are threatened
Despite the fact that the U.S. has ample resources, and...
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08-22-2022
Medical cannabis increases risk of heart arrhythmia
A new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology...
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08-19-2022
Wheat prices will spike as climate changes
Plants use carbon dioxide (CO2) during photosynthesis to produce food...
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08-17-2022
Food of the future: breadfruit is resistant to climate change
There’s a lot of talk about how crops might suffer...
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08-17-2022
First fruit-eating animal in Earth’s history identified
A large variety of animal species eat fruit – from...
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08-15-2022
Fungal variety shaped by evolutionary bursts in complexity
Scientists have long observed that fungi come in an assortment...
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08-12-2022
Vanilla cultivation can boost biodiversity in Madagascar
Scientists are finding an ecological and economic balance between biodiversity...
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08-11-2022
Study reveals how Darwin’s giant daisies spread into distinct niches
Charles Darwin found remarkable birds on the Galápagos Islands when...
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08-11-2022
Bees do it better: self-pollinating plants lose genetic diversity
While scientists have known that self-pollination can jeopardize plant species'...
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08-11-2022
Fungus renders corn plants defenseless with surgical precision
A team of researchers led by the University of Bonn...
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08-10-2022
Lack of phosphorus will limit growth of the Amazon rainforest
Growth of the Amazon rainforest in our increasingly carbon-rich atmosphere...
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