Plants are some of nature's most extraordinary chemists. Unlike animals, they can't run from predators or pathogens. They can't uproot themselves to seek out a mate or spread their seeds.
Plants & Animals
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University of Michigan ecologists Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer have studied Latin American coffee farms for a quarter century, and they tracked the recovery of tropical forests in Nicaragua following 1988's Hurricane ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2019
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(Phys.org) —A computer simulation created and run by a pair of researchers at Humboldt State University, in California shows that coffee growers in Jamaica could improve coffee harvests if they planted trees in some of ...
For most people, coffee is a necessary start to the day. For three scientists based in Toronto, coffee is a good research subject in a world with a changing climate.
Plants & Animals
May 01, 2020
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The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) that has a sting for use in defense is common in Western Europe. Stingless bees, on the other hand, are mainly at home in the tropics and subtropics. They are a very social group and ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2019
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Each day, more than 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide.
Ecology
Jun 26, 2019
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Researchers are trialling the use of drones to monitor coffee plant health in Thailand in a bid to prevent the spread of disease.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2019
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Coffee grown under a tree canopy is promoted as good habitat for birds, but recent University of Delaware research shows that some of these coffee farms may not be as friendly to our feathered friends as advertised.
Ecology
Mar 27, 2019
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A study has revealed the diet of green turtles is more complex than previously thought, providing insights which could influence conservation and management strategies.
Ecology
May 23, 2018
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The plants which produce one of the most popular drinks in the world, coffee, are targeted by a microscopic worm, but scientists are fighting back.
Ecology
May 16, 2018
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