Gamechanging discovery makes forests 70% more effective at sucking carbon from the air
In the ongoing battle against climate change and the preservation of biodiversity, reforestation efforts have emerged as a crucial strategy.
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JJ Shavit
- Oct 29
Massive 14,300-year-old solar storm discovered in tree rings
A collaborative international team of scientists has revealed a massive spike in radiocarbon levels dating back 14,300 years ago.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 25
Wind Trees silently generate electricity from gentle breezes
As countries move to erect wind turbines in isolated terrains, urban spaces grapple with integrating renewable energy within city confines
JJ Shavit
- Oct 23
Scientists genetically alter plants to solve global climate change
In the relentless pursuit to mitigate the global climate crisis, scientists and biotech innovators are turning towards an unexpected ally
JJ Shavit
- Sep 7
Scientists finally uncovered why human shoulders and elbows first evolved
The mere act of reaching for a high shelf or tossing a ball at the park may have deeper evolutionary roots than once thought.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 15
Scientists build a better forest tree with CRISPR gene editing
Researchers at North Carolina State University used a CRISPR gene-editing system to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of lignin
JJ Shavit
- Jun 10
Future of urban lighting: Scientists create light-emitting plants
MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED glow brightly for several minutes, and they can be recharged
JJ Shavit
- Jun 3
8-year-old boy upends 100 years of science 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 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
- Jan 30
Human activity has degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon rainforest, scientists find
The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining.
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 31, 2022
The future of urban lighting could be eco-friendly thanks to 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
- 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
- Dec 3, 2022
8-year-old boy upends a century of scientific knowledge regarding plants and insects
Team revealed a much more complex type of myrmecochory that combined the wasp-oak gall interaction with the edible appendage-ant interaction
JJ Shavit
- Nov 3, 2022
8-year-old boy rewrites a century of knowledge regarding plants and insects
When Hugo discovered a handful of BB-sized objects lying near an ant nest beneath a log in his backyard, he thought they were a type of seed
JJ Shavit
- Sep 1, 2022
Compound discovered in trees found to kill drug-resistant bacteria
An organic compound could become a critical tool in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new study suggests.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 4, 2022
Stormwater harvesting is a cool way to keep streets green
Research has found stormwater interception and infiltration is proving effective for a shady tree canopy in concrete urban environments.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 1, 2022
When it comes to sucking up carbon, not all trees are equal
Trees are a large part of the climate change solution, with their ability to suck carbon out of the atmosphere and store it.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 13, 2022
How does a single cell turn into something as majestic as a 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
- Feb 3, 2022
Researchers estimate the number of tree species on Earth and how many are yet to be discovered
This new global estimate of the number of tree species is about 14% more than previous estimates of 60,000 species (2017) and 64,000 (2018).
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