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Newly identified species is the world’s largest known giant water lily
Almost 180 years after specimens were first brought from Bolivia to the UK, a giant water lily has been confirmed…
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Swamps Can Protect Against Climate Change, If We Only Let Them
One authority on water, William Mitsch, has suggested that if ten per cent of the old Black Swamp soils were…
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Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s…
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There may be 9200 more tree species in the world than we thought
A new global estimate of tree diversity suggests there are thousands of undiscovered species, but many will be rare and…
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Ghostly monkey, succulent bamboo among new species in Mekong
A monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund’s…
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Report: Ghostly monkey among 224 new Mekong region species
A monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund’s…
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‘Near impossible’ plant-growing technique could revolutionise farming
For the first time, grafting has been made to work in monocots, a type of plant including oats, wheats and…
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Efforts afoot to save South’s disappearing grasslands
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the early 2000s, a harvest of pine trees on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau led to a remarkable…
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Trees and shrubs might reveal the location of decomposing bodies
By Ian Morse Foliage colour might help forensic researchers locate decomposing bodiesEvgenii Parilov / Alamy Plants may be able to…
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5 Concise Questions With Michael Vaysman VP Operations/Gas House
Michael Vaysman Lauren Martin Michael Vaysman is the VP of Operations for the Black owned Gas House cannabis company. Gas…
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