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Small Heat-Shielded Habitats Could Help Threatened Species Survive Climate Change
Intelligent countryside
management could improve the
survival chances of animal
and plant species threatened
by climate change. The
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Plants Save The Earth From An Icy Doom
When glaciers advanced over
much of the Earth's surface
during the last ice age,
what kept the planet from
freezing over entirely? This
has been a puzzle to climate
scientists because leading
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Ferns Took To The Trees And Thrived
As flowering plants like
giant trees quickly rose to
dominate plant communities
during the Cretaceous
period, the ferns that had
preceded them hardly saw it
as a disappointment. ... > full story
Virus-resistant Grapevines
Viruses can cost winegrowers
an entire harvest. If they
infest the grapevines, even
pesticides are often no use.
What’s more, these
chemicals are harmful to the
environment. Researchers are
... > full story
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Plants’ Internal Clock Can Improve Climate Change Models
July 2, 2009 — The ability of plants to tell the time, a mechanism common to all living beings, enables them to survive, grow and reproduce. Scientists have studied this circadian clock from a molecular viewpoint ... > full story -
Late Blight - The Irish Potato Famine Fungus - Is Attacking Northeast Gardens And Farms Now
July 1, 2009 — Home gardeners beware: This year, late blight -- a destructive infectious disease that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s -- is killing tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial ... > full story -
World's First 'Self-Watering' Plant: Desert Rhubarb
July 1, 2009 — Researchers have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water than otherwise expected for a plant in this region ... > full story -
Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened
July 1, 2009 — Extinction looms for amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds restricted to declining mangrove forests. Substantial numbers of terrestrial vertebrates are restricted to mangrove forests. Many of ... > full story -
New Crops Needed For New Climate
June 30, 2009 — Plants grown under high carbon dioxide and drought conditions show an increase in toxic compounds, a decrease in protein content and a decrease in yield. Therefore new cultivars should be developed ... > full story -
Desert Dust Alters Ecology Of Colorado Alpine Meadows
June 29, 2009 — Accelerated snowmelt -- precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains -- changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to a new study. ... > full story -
Ozone Depletes Oil Seed Rape Productivity
June 29, 2009 — With rising ozone levels scientists have found that high ozone conditions cause a 30 percent decrease in yield and an increase in the concentration of a group of compounds with toxic effects to ... > full story -
Plant Protein 'Doorkeepers' Block Invading Microbes, Study Finds
June 28, 2009 — A group of plant proteins that "shut the door" on bacteria that would otherwise infect the plant's leaves has been identified for the first ... > full story -
Ancient Climate Change: When Palm Trees Gave Way To Spruce Trees
June 25, 2009 — One long-standing climate puzzle relates to the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene. Profound changes were underway. Globally, carbon dioxide levels were falling and the hothouse warmth of the dinosaur ... > full story -
Castor-oil Plants Genetically Altered To Produce New Bio-lubricants
June 25, 2009 — Researchers have genetically altered castor-oil plant so as to use it as a factory to produce bio ... > full story
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