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Climate and soil impact the distribution of plant traits

An international team of researchers have identified global factors that explain the diversity of form and function in plants. University of Zurich, Max Planck...

How Raindrops and Leaf Vibrations Spread Plant Spores

A team of researchers from Cornell University has discovered how raindrops and leaf vibrations can launch plant spores into the air, where they can...

Planting trees is not always an effective way of binding carbon dioxide

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise, many people believe that planting trees is an effective way to bind carbon. However, researchers from...

Growing alfalfa in Martian-like soil and filtering water using bacteria and Martian basalt

A team of Iowa State University researchers discovered that it may be possible to successfully grow alfalfa on Mars. The group has published a...

How to store more carbon in the soil during climate change

Researchers from Cornell University, Ohio State University, Technical University of Munich, and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station are using synchrotron light to study how moisture affects soil carbon -...

Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt

Scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA's Apollo astronauts.Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the harsh...

Soil analysis finds significant contamination from heavy metals in UK churchyards

Dangerous elements like lead are present in concentrated levels in graveyard soils around UK churches. It presents potentially major problem for surrounding communities and potential...

Microplastics are widespread in soils of tropical areas

Plastic particles less than 5 mm in size is referred as microplastics. These microplastics are causing environmental risks. The fundamental resources of the global...

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