People are becoming “disconnected from the botanical world” at a time when plants could help solve global environmental problems, warn a group of research scientists.
Education System ‘Neglecting the Importance of Plants’
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Study Predicts Growth in UK Wine Production Due to Climate Change
New research reveals how climate change is likely to increase the potential for wine production in the UK – with conditions projected to resemble those in famous growing regions of France and Germany.
Carbon Conservation Efforts Would be Enhanced by Highlighting Threatened Forest Primates
Efforts to conserve the carbon stored in tropical forests would be enhanced by linking the work to the charismatic, threatened primates that live there, Oregon State University ecologists assert today in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Mid-Depth Waters Off the United States East Coast are Getting Saltier
A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows a significant increase in frequency of warm saltwater intrusions from the deep ocean to the continental shelf along the Middle Atlantic Bight, which extends from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
Researchers Rediscover Oak Tree Thought to Be Extinct
Botanical researchers representing a coalition of more than 10 institutions have discovered an oak tree once thought to be extinct, and now in immediate need of conservation within Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Size Matters: Examining the Effect of Body Size on Birth Rates in North Atlantic Right Whales
Today, fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remain.
