Education system 'neglecting the importance of plants,' say researchers
People are becoming "disconnected from the botanical world" at a time when plants could help solve global environmental problems, warn a group of research scientists.
People are becoming "disconnected from the botanical world" at a time when plants could help solve global environmental problems, warn a group of research scientists.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2022
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If carbon emissions are limited to slow temperature rise, up to an estimated 6,000 child deaths could be prevented in Africa each year, according to new research.
Environment
Jul 5, 2022
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Recent intense heatwaves in India and widespread US droughts have highlighted the need for a global approach to tackling chronic water shortages.
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2022
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New research shows that private protected areas help conserve underrepresented biomes and highly threatened regions.
Ecology
Apr 7, 2022
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Changing the way fruit is gathered from a "tree of life" could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts in Amazonia, according to a new study.
Environment
Apr 4, 2022
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Researchers warn that permafrost peatlands in Europe and Western Siberia are much closer to a climatic tipping point than previous believed.
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2022
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Scientists reveal a new part of the recipe for complex life on planets, and it involves the onset of a microbial fertilizer factory on the Earth's seafloor roughly 2.6 billion years ago.
Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2022
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A team of Brazilian and British scientists has discovered that extreme wind and water deficiency are the main causes of tree death in the southern Amazon.
Environment
Feb 28, 2022
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According to a new study, thawing of permafrost due to climate change could expose the Arctic population to much greater concentrations of the invisible, lung cancer-causing gas radon.
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2022
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Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests.
Ecology
Feb 1, 2022
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