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    Common weed holds key to creating drought-resistant crops
    Joseph Shavit
    • 2 days ago

    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.
    Plant-based meat ‘healthier and more sustainable than animal products’, study finds
    Joshua Shavit
    • 4 days ago

    Plant-based meat ‘healthier and more sustainable than animal products’, study finds

    Study concludes that plant-based meat and dairy alternatives ‘offer a healthier and more environmentally sustainable solution.
    Gardening can cultivate better mental health, study finds
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jul 12

    Gardening can cultivate better mental health, study finds

    Research suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants — even if they’ve never gardened before.
    Biofinder changes the game in searching for extraterrestrial life
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 26

    Biofinder changes the game in searching for extraterrestrial life

    At present, there is no other equipment that can detect minute amounts of bio-residue on a rock during the daytime. Biofinder can.
    Breakthrough in photosynthesis helps adapt plants to rapid climate change
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 28

    Breakthrough in photosynthesis helps adapt plants to rapid climate change

    Scientists know that they can increase crop yields by accelerating photosynthesis, where plants convert CO2, water and light into oxygen.
    Architecture Students Build Solar-Powered Greenhouse That Uses 50% Less Energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 28

    Architecture Students Build Solar-Powered Greenhouse That Uses 50% Less Energy

    A group of architecture students came up with a new way to store use and store energy in greenhouses through solar power.
    Changes in vegetation shaped global temperatures over last 10,000 years
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 17

    Changes in vegetation shaped global temperatures over last 10,000 years

    Records from past plant life tell the real story of global temperatures, according to research from a climate scientist.
    Cutting down on one 'super fat' could help plants survive climate change
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 14

    Cutting down on one 'super fat' could help plants survive climate change

    Even drops of a few degrees can be tough on growing plants. If temperature swings become too large, that means less food for the planet.
    Healthy plant-based diets shown to lower risk of developing diabetes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 11

    Healthy plant-based diets shown to lower risk of developing diabetes

    The consumption of healthy plant-based foods is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people
    Licorice may be a promising cancer treatment, researchers say
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 7

    Licorice may be a promising cancer treatment, researchers say

    Licorice is more than a candy and may play a role in preventing or treating certain types of cancer, according to researchers.
    Natural plant extract shown to extend life by 40% - landmark study concludes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 25

    Natural plant extract shown to extend life by 40% - landmark study concludes

    A landmark study linking greater metabolic health—achieved through a natural plant extract—with longer lifespans in C. elegans.
    Light-emitting plants could become the eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 6

    Light-emitting plants could become the eco-friendly urban lighting of the future

    Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
    Global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 18

    Global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth

    A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth, is entering a new phase.
    Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behavior of animals and plants
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 5

    Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behavior of animals and plants

    Matter on Earth, both live and inert, experiences the effects of the gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon expressed in the form of tides
    Giant 'corpse plant' draws crowds in Southern California
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 8, 2021

    Giant 'corpse plant' draws crowds in Southern California

    The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed the "corpse plant" because it smells like a dead body is drawing huge crowds.
    Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 8, 2021

    Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future

    Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
    A 150-year-old note from Charles Darwin is inspiring a change in the way forestry
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 8, 2021

    A 150-year-old note from Charles Darwin is inspiring a change in the way forestry

    Charles Darwin made a powerful observation that a mixture of species planted together grow more strongly than species planted individually.
    'Ray guns' let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 23, 2021

    'Ray guns' let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart

    In this new study, we've shown that you can use light instead of DNA to define plant populations, at a similar level of detail.
    Thai cabbies turn taxis into gardens amid COVID-19 crunch
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 23, 2021

    Thai cabbies turn taxis into gardens amid COVID-19 crunch

    With demand for taxis drying up in Thailand and thousands of drivers leaving town, one cab company has turned its vehicles into mini gardens
    Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 23, 2021

    Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future

    Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
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