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Drought Makes Borneo's Trees Flower at the Same Time
May 22, 2013 Tropical plants flower at supra-annual irregular intervals. In addition, mass flowering is typical for the tropical forests in Borneo and elsewhere, where hundreds of different plant timber species ... > full story -
Polymer Breakthrough Inspired by Trees and Ancient Celtic Knots
May 22, 2013 A new slow-motion method of controlling the synthesis of polymers, which takes inspiration from both trees and Celtic knots, opens up new possibilities in areas including medical devices, drug ... > full story -
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Top-Class Biofuel from the Depths of the Forest
May 22, 2013 Tops and branches from tree-felling sites are reborn in the laboratory as compact pellets. However, the energy industry will not act until the price is ... > full story -
Invasive Species: 'Away-Field Advantage' Weaker Than Ecologists Thought
May 17, 2013 For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species—such as brown tree snakes and kudzu—have an “away-field advantage.” They succeed because they do better in ... > full story -
Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting: First Fully Integrated Artificial Photosynthesis Nanosystem
May 16, 2013 Researchers have created the first fully integrated artificial photosynthesis nanosystem. While "artificial leaf" is the popular term for such a system, the key to this success was an "artificial ... > full story -
Helping Forests Gain Ground on Climate Change
May 15, 2013 Researchers in Canada have developed guidelines being used by foresters and the timber industry to get a jump on climate change when planting ... > full story -
Untangling the Tree of Life
May 15, 2013 Phylogeneticists examined the reasons why large-scale tree-of-life studies are producing contradictory results and have proposed a suite of novel techniques to resolve the ... > full story -
Flower Power Fights Orchard Pests
May 14, 2013 Researchers have found they can control one of fruit growers' more severe pests, aphids, with a remarkably benign tool: flowers. The discovery is a boon for organic as well as conventional tree fruit ... > full story -
Loss of Eastern Hemlock Will Affect Forest Water Use
May 9, 2013 The loss of eastern hemlock from forests in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States could permanently change the area's hydrologic cycle, reports a new ... > full story -
Biologist Maps the Family Tree of All Known Snake and Lizard Groups
May 8, 2013 Biologists have created the first large-scale evolutionary family tree for every snake and lizard around the ... > full story
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