I spent a year squeezing leaves to measure their water content. Here's what I learned
How do you tell if your plants need water? Recently, I asked this question of a group of about 40 biologists at the Australian National University.
How do you tell if your plants need water? Recently, I asked this question of a group of about 40 biologists at the Australian National University.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2022
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There's nothing quite like taking a dip in the ocean in the summertime. Sand, sunshine and the smell of salt water are practically staples when the weather gets warm.
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2022
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Twenty-something Melburnian Harrison Pawluck could be doing worse things than building a TikTok audience through "random acts of kindness."
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2022
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Over 100 mass shootings have taken place in the U.S. since the rampage in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. Not a single week in 2022 has passed without at least four mass shootings.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2022
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As wheat prices are driven upwards by the war in Ukraine, bakers in the West African state of Ivory Coast are starting to use locally produced cassava flour to bake bread.
Agriculture
Jul 05, 2022
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For decades, telescopes have helped us capture light from galaxies that formed as far back as 400 million years after the big bang—incredibly early in the context of the universe's 13.8-billion-year history. But what were ...
Astronomy
Jun 22, 2022
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This month, Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix all posted record high temperatures. And across the nation, Americans are ramping up for a scorching summer. Yet despite more frequent and intense heat waves on the horizon, cities ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2022
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Leaf calorific value is an important trait that indicates how efficiently a plant utilizes natural resources to capture energy. However, prior research on leaf calorific values mainly focused on forest plants. The characteristics ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2022
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A "monkey media player" that lets zoo animals choose between video and sound files suggests they may prefer to spend more of their time listening than watching.
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2022
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Child sexual abuse material (previously known as child pornography) can be a confronting and uncomfortable topic.
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2022
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