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Aerial Pictures Reveal Climate Change
As a result of climate
change, certain undesirable
aquatic plants are starting
to invade German water
bodies. Even popular
recreation areas like Lake
Starnberg have been
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Genome-Wide Profiling of microRNAs Demonstrates How Increasing CO2 and Temperatures Affect Plant Development
A study on the mechanisms of
how plants respond and adapt
to elevated levels of carbon
dioxide and higher
temperatures has opened a
... > full story
Chanel, UCSB's Corpse Flower, Blooms and Causes a Big Stink
Chanel, UC Santa Barbara's
corpse flower, has finally
spread her odiferous wings,
broadcasting a stench that
smells like a cross between
rotting flesh and Limburger
... > full story
Of Bears and Berries: Return of Wolves Aids Grizzly Bears in Yellowstone
A new study suggests that
the return of wolves to
Yellowstone National Park is
beginning to bring back a
key part of the diet of
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What Can Plants Reveal About Global Climate Change?
July 26, 2013 — While the media continues to present climate change as a controversial issue, many scientists are working hard to gather data, collaborate across disciplines, and use experimental and modeling ... > full story -
Database Simplifies Finding Canadian Plant Names and Distribution
July 26, 2013 — Determining the correct name of plants present in a particular area is often a chore to users of biodiversity information. VASCAN, the Database of Vascular plants of Canada, Saint Pierre and ... > full story -
Secret of Plant Geometry Revealed: How Plants Set the Angles of Their Branches
July 25, 2013 — Researchers have discovered how plants set the angles of their branches relative to gravity. While the other principle features governing the architecture of plants such as the control of the number ... > full story -
World-Changing Technology Enables Crops to Take Nitrogen from the Air
July 25, 2013 — A major new technology enables all of the world's crops to take nitrogen from the air rather than expensive and environmentally damaging fertilizers. Nitrogen fixation, the process by which nitrogen ... > full story -
18th Century Specimen Reveals New South African Weevil Genus
July 25, 2013 — An old specimen collected probably between 1772 and 1775 has been found to belong to an unknown, relict South African genus of weevils (snout beetles). This highlights the value of museums as keepers ... > full story -
Seeing Photosynthesis from Space: NASA Scientists Use Satellites to Measure Plant Health
July 24, 2013 — NASA scientists have established a new way to use satellites to measure what's occurring inside plants at a cellular level. Plants grow and thrive through photosynthesis, a process that converts ... > full story -
Full Genome Map of Oil Palm Indicates Way to Raise Yields and Protect Rainforest: Single Gene Identified Whose Regulation Controls Oil Palm Yield
July 24, 2013 — A multinational team of scientists has identified a single gene, called Shell, that regulates yield of the oil palm tree. The fruit and seeds of the oil palm are the source of nearly one-half of the ... > full story -
Bees 'Betray' Their Flowers When Pollinator Species Decline
July 22, 2013 — Remove even one bumblebee species from an ecosystem and the impact is swift and clear: their floral "sweethearts" produce significantly fewer seeds. The results show how reduced competition among ... > full story -
Current Efforts Will Not Save the World's Most Endangered Cat
July 21, 2013 — Almost 100 million euros has been spent so far on conservation efforts for the last 250 remaining Iberian lynxes in the wild. But the charismatic species is likely to go extinct within 50 years ... > full story -
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Irish Potato Famine-Causing Pathogen Even More Virulent Now
July 18, 2013 — The plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s lives on today with a different genetic blueprint and an even larger arsenal of weaponry to harm and kill ... > full story
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