When it comes to saving the planet from the ravages of climate change, protecting forests is a high priority for almost everyone.
Ecology
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Forests are critically important for slowing climate change. They remove huge quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere—30% of all fossil fuel emissions annually—and store carbon in trees and soils. Old and mature ...
Ecology
Mar 9, 2023
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Lignin is the complex polymer that gives plants their structural integrity. It also makes them difficult to break down. This complexity creates opportunities for scientists to make a diverse array of biochemicals and bioproducts ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2023
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Short-term, heavy feeding by adult spotted lanternflies on young maple trees inhibits photosynthesis, potentially impairing the tree's growth by up to 50%, according to a new study by Penn State scientists.
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2022
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Mistletoe may be a welcome holiday sight when hung over a doorway if a loved one is near. But it can be an unwelcome intruder when found in your trees, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist.
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2022
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In the past 30 years, the non-profit organization Friends of Trees planted trees along the streets of Portland, Oregon. Now, a new study shows that each tree planted was associated with significant reductions in non-accidental ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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Last summer, Nilusha Welegedara and her family sweltered in their rented Edmonton townhouse, relying on air conditioning and fans to help make life bearable.
Environment
Aug 25, 2022
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Rice researchers set up a Microsoft HoloLens as a mixed-reality sensor to feed VegSense, their application to measure understory vegetation, plant life that grows between the forest canopy and floor.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2022
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One delight of flying is seeing our familiar landscapes in a new way from above. At low altitude most of us know where things are, but as we ascend it becomes difficult to determine the local details, and we begin to see ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2022
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The wildfire threat to the world's largest trees in California has almost passed, with the blaze now spreading away from giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park, a forestry official said Thursday.
Environment
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