Researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute are using tobacco plants as ‘green bioreactors’ to produce an anti-inflammatory protein with powerful therapeutic potential.
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Recovering Forests Important to Conservation, Study Finds
Tropical forests recovering from disturbance could be much more important to the conservation of forest bird species than first thought, according to a new study.
Face It. Our Faces Don’t Always Reveal Our True Emotions
Actor James Franco looks sort of happy as he records a video diary in the movie “127 Hours.” It’s not until the camera zooms out, revealing his arm is crushed under a boulder, that it becomes clear his goofy smile belies his agony.
Scientists Simulate Forest and Fire Dynamics to Understand Area Burn of Future Wildfires
Climate change and wildfire – It’s a combustible mix with costly devastation and deadly consequences.
How Crowdsourcing Seeds Can Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
In Ethiopia’s undulating, high-elevation grasslands, farmers — most of them working parcels of only two to three acres — produce more wheat than anywhere else in sub-Saharan Africa.
Indigenous Knowledge, Key to a Successful Ecosystem Restoration
Ecological restoration projects actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities are more successful.