.The idea that forest trees can "talk" to each other, share resources with their seedlings—and even protect them—through a connective underground web of delicate fungal filaments tickles the imagination.
Ecology
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The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected by humans, according to a new study published on January 27 in the journal ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 26, 2023
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Forest fires, power cuts and damaged infrastructure…lightning fascinates and destroys in equal measure, causing as many as 24,000 deaths a year worldwide not to mention widespread destruction. Even today, the lightning ...
General Physics
Jan 16, 2023
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A team of researchers with members from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the University of Oklahoma and the California Institute of Technology has found, via simulation, that major forest fires in western parts ...
A team of researchers at Colorado State University has found that forest fires over the past several decades are having a detrimental impact on late snowpack areas in mountainous regions. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
An international team of researchers has found a mangrove forest living in a freshwater part of the Amazonian delta. In their paper published in the journal Current Biology, the group describes their study of the Amazonian ...
The huge, long-lasting wildfires that have become increasingly common in recent years can cause changes in soil chemistry that affect water contamination, air quality, and plant growth. But these changes are poorly monitored ...
Earth Sciences
May 14, 2024
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced with another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article ...
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2024
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Insects and microorganisms that feed on plants, cut up leaves, modify leaf tissue or produce leaf spots and other kinds of damage, are usually known as pests and considered harmful, yet interactions between plants and their ...
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2024
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Infanticide and adoption in the animal kingdom have long puzzled scientists. While both males and females of many species are known to kill the babies of their rivals to secure sexual or social advantage, other animals have ...
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2024
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