Pollution is changing the fungi that provide mineral nutrients to tree roots, which could explain malnutrition trends in Europe's trees.
Environment
Jun 6, 2018
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When embarking on a reforestation project, is it better to let an area regenerate on its own, or take active steps like planting trees? Recent high-profile research has suggested that natural regeneration is more effective. ...
Environment
May 16, 2018
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It's not easy having a green thumb in space.
Space Exploration
May 11, 2018
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In a first for the nation, Philadelphia officials have launched the first city-owned mussel hatchery as part of an effort to improve water quality in the Delaware River Basin.
Environment
May 3, 2018
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People across North America love to garden, yet the vast majority of garden plants are non-native species.
Ecology
Mar 23, 2018
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Loneliness is a hidden but serious problem in cities worldwide. Urban loneliness is connected to population mobility, declining community participation and a growth in single-occupant households. This threatens the viability ...
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2018
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Butterflies will use gardens planted to attract them, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. But the researchers cautioned that butterfly gardens can sometimes have a downside by exposing caterpillars to ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2018
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According to connoisseurs, the tastiest of coffee beans come from the Coffea arabica shrub, a fragile weakling that is susceptible to diseases and pests. And climate change isn't making things any easier for the plant. An ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2018
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Exciting new data on cave flora has been published today in PLOS ONE in a paper by researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Guangxi Institute of Botany in China.
Ecology
Feb 7, 2018
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When the humble hedgehog was crowned "Britain's national species" in a BBC Wildlife Magazine poll and "Britain's favourite mammal" in a Royal Society of Biology poll, no doubt, sentimentalised memories of Beatrix Potter's ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2018
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