Tropical plant displays remarkable obesity fighting abilities
Obesity, the silent pandemic of our times, acts as a precursor to numerous lifestyle diseases like diabetes and hypertension.
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JJ Shavit
- Aug 3
8-year-old boy upends over a century of research regarding insects and plants
Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking layer of complexity in plant-insect relationships, challenging a century of prior knowledge
JJ Shavit
- Jul 12
Can humans design better leaves than nature?
On the Earth's surface, leaves serve as a crucial lynchpin in the planetary carbon cycle, capturing sunlight and transforming it into energy
JJ Shavit
- Jul 4
Scientists finally discover why photosynthesis is so efficient
Life on earth owes its existence to the light-absorbing ability of photosynthetic organisms, from microscopic bacteria to majestic sequoias
JJ Shavit
- May 21
Global first: Researchers discover that plants emit sounds
For the first time in the world, researchers at Tel Aviv University recorded and analyzed sounds distinctly emitted by plants.
JJ Shavit
- May 4
Lifechanging cancer drug produced from plant found only in Australian rainforests
The compound’s availability has been limited because its only currently known natural source is a single plant species from Australia.
JJ Shavit
- May 3
8-year-old boy upends 100 years of research regarding insects and plants
Thanks to 8-year old Hugo Dean, a groundbreaking study has turned a century of knowledge about plant and insect interactions on its head.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 6
Game-changing discovery taps into photosynthesis for renewable energy production
Photosynthesis is an incredibly complex and fundamental process that sustains life on Earth, enabling plants to convert light into energy.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 3
8-year-old boy disrupts 100 years of scientific knowledge regarding insects and plants
Penn State scientists, thanks to 8-year old Hugo Dean's curiousity, have discovered a new level of complexity in plant-insect interactions
JJ Shavit
- Mar 31
Scientists develop sustainable urban lighting with light-emitting plants
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 9
Scientists discover how a single cell turns into a majestic tree
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule turns a single cell into something as large as a tree.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 3
8-year-old boy rewrites 100 years of scientific knowledge regarding plants and insects
When Hugo Deans discovered a handful of BB-sized objects lying near an ant nest beneath a log in his backyard, he thought they were seeds.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 20
Researchers explore bioengineering vegetables with anti-inflammatory properties
Findings have brought to the forefront, the strong antioxidant potential of betalains, making them potential candidates to combat diseases.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 31
Scientists create light-emitting plants for sustainable urban lighting
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 3
8-year-old boy upends over 100 years of scientific knowledge regarding plants and insects
The phenomenon was first documented 100 years ago and is commonly taught to biology students as an example of a plant-insect interaction.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 17, 2022
Researchers solve the mystery of how a single cell turns into majestic trees
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule turns a single cell into something as large as a tree.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 14, 2022
How did plants migrate from living in water to land 400 million years ago? Mystery solved!
The green world that we live in would not have been possible without hidden changes to the plant body over the last 400 million years.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 3, 2022
8-year-old boy upends a century of knowledge regarding plants and insects
When eight-year-old Hugo Deans discovered a handful of BB-sized objects beneath a log in his backyard, he thought they were a type of seed.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 6, 2022
Scientists discover how plants respond to climate change — and increase crop productivity
Plants lengthen and bend to secure access to sunlight. Despite observing this phenomenon for centuries, scientists do not fully understand.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 15, 2022
Common weed holds key to creating drought-resistant crops
A common weed harbors important clues about how to create drought resistant crops in a world beset by climate change.
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