For wetland plants, sea-level rise stamps out benefits of higher CO2
Wetlands across the globe are in danger of drowning from rising seas. But for decades, scientists held out hope that ...
Tag: plants
A first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon
GAINESVILLE, FLA. -- Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone ...
Effectively removing emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants
Currently, treatment systems let, on average, half of the emerging contaminants found in wastewater go through. However, scientists are developing ...
Land-building marsh plants are champions of carbon capture
DURHAM, N.C. – Human activities such as marsh draining for agriculture and logging are increasingly eating away at saltwater and ...
Land-building marsh plants are champions of CO2 capture
It is well known that CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels underlie the havoc being wrought by climate change. Stemming further ...
A new wearable technology — for plants (video)
Plants can’t speak up when they are thirsty. And visual signs, such as shriveling or browning leaves, don’t start until ...
Hydroponic native plants to detox PFAS-contaminated water
They’re the non-stick on Teflon cookware, the stain resistance in Scotchgard, and the suppression factor in firefighting foam, but while ...
‘Extreme’ plants grow faster in the face of stress
When faced with conditions that are too dry, salty, or cold, most plants try to conserve resources. They send out ...
Lighting the tunnel of plant evolution: Scientists explore importance of two-pore channels in plants
Two-pore channels (TPCs) are ancient ion channels present in the cells of both animals and plants. In animals, including humans, ...
A study of two wastewater treatment plants in Cordoba equipped with different technology evaluates their odorous impact
The study shows that degrading wastewater pollution by means of mechanical aeration results in fewer odorous compounds than with intensive ...
Infectious bacteria force host plants to feed them, study finds
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A species of bacteria that infect corn crops compel their hosts to produce a feast of nutrients ...
Singapore scientists demonstrate that some tropical plants have potential to remove toxic heavy metals from the soil
A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks), has demonstrated that ...
Plants that feed livestock could be key to climate change mitigation
Jacobo Arango, an environmental biologist at the Tropical Forages Program at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and an author ...
Study shows how plants activate their immune system against pathogens in rain
While rain is essential for the survival of plants, it also contains bacteria and other pathogens which can cause them ...
Aquatic plants can be effective in removing contamination of estuary by iron mine tailings, study shows
Credit: Hermano Melo Queiroz Brazilian researchers have analyzed the mechanisms by which estuarine plants absorb iron, and used ...
Molecular ‘blueprint’ illuminates how plants perceive light
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 30, 2022) — Plants rely on their ability to sense light for survival. But unlike animals, ...
Dig4morE uses AI to improve yields from solar plants
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to fully exploit the potential of solar plants is the main aim of the collaborative project ...
From museum to laptop: Visual leaf library a new tool for identifying plants
Fossil plants reveal the evolution of green life on Earth, but the most abundant samples that are found — fossil ...
Smithsonian study finds more ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ among plants in the age of humans
A new analysis spanning more than 86,000 plant species from John Kress, botany curator emeritus at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...
What makes plants electrically excitable
Plant cells use electrical signals to process and transmit information. In 1987, as a postdoc of Erwin Neher in Göttingen, ...
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Charging a green future: Latest advancement in lithium-ion batteries could make them ubiquitous
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Resolution time of COVID vaccine-related lymphadenopathy
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Long-hypothesized ‘next generation wonder material’ created for first time
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong: Aerodynamic analysis causes a rethink of the biggest pterosaur.
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Venous thromboembolism: Less recurrencies with low-dose apixaban compared to discontinuation of the anticoagulant after negative D-dimer