Plants have long been regarded as silent, passive entities, but groundbreaking research challenges this traditional view. A Japanese research team has made a breakthrough in plant communication, revealing that they can warn their neighbors of impending threats. This discovery, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, has profound implications for our understanding of plant life. ...
Few plants conjure up the Australian bush better than banksias, whose beautiful flowers are irresistible to honeyeater birds, small marsupials, and nature lovers. But our research, published in Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, shows that the ancestors of banksias actually migrated here from North Africa. We already knew from early fossil pollen studies ...
Over the years, there have been remarkable stories of some organ transplant recipients encountering “unimaginable” phenomena. Even though the recipient doesn’t know what happened to the donor due to medical laws, it seems they have received some messages from the donors that have provided clues. Dreams of a car accident A netizen shared his father’s ...
Looking into treatments for Huntington’s disease that come from plants gives people hope for controlling this brain disease. Brain cells die off over time, making it hard to think and move. Instead of just treating the symptoms, plant chemicals are being studied to see if they can help lessen the effects of the disease. Antioxidants ...
About 7,000 years ago, a small group of Stone Age people sat around a fire, next to a small lake in what is now the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia. We found some of the tools they left behind – and on close inspection of the tools, we discovered these Stone Age herders were ...
Embarking on vacation often brings about feelings of excitement, but if you’re a plant lover, a niggling concern about your leafy friends’ well-being might also emerge. Rest assured, ensuring the health of your plants during your time away isn’t as challenging as it might seem. Here’s a meticulously crafted guide to ensure they flourish even ...
Indoor plants do a lot to improve the overall appearance of your space. Besides their exquisiteness, studies show that indoor plants can enhance creativity, boost mood, reduce stress, and sometimes remove air pollutants. But indoor plants come with their fair share of challenges, and some mistakes may cost you a houseplant (or several). These challenges ...
Botany can be traced back to the Stone Age when man started to put plants and herbs into edible and inedible categories. However, Theophrastus — a student of Aristotle — is credited as the father of botany. Since his time, more than two millennia ago, botanists have collected thousands of plants to help us understand ...
If you’re like me, you’ve managed to kill even the hardiest of indoor plants (yes, despite a doctorate in plant biology). But imagine a world where your plants actually told you exactly when they needed watering. This thought, as it turns out, may not be so silly after all. You might be familiar with the ...
Scientists are constantly studying plants hoping to grow one with unique traits such as drought resistance. But some scientists are branching to paleobotany and looking into ancient plants hoping for a breakthrough. The Earth has about 450,000 plant species, and the evolution of plants on Earth is closely intertwined and detrimental to its development. Plants ...
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