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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.