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Researchers develop microscope to image microbes in soil and plants at micrometer scale NewsPlant ScienceResearch

Researchers develop microscope to image microbes in soil and plants at micrometer scale

Live imaging of microbes in soil would help scientists understand how soil microbial processes occur on the scale of micrometers, where microbial cells interact with minerals, organic matter, plant roots and other microorganisms. Because the soil environment is both heterogeneous…
Isabel
25/02/2022
Number of Earth’s tree species estimated to be higher than currently known, with 9,200 species yet to be discovered BotanyNewsPlant Science

Number of Earth’s tree species estimated to be higher than currently known, with 9,200 species yet to be discovered

A new study involving more than 100 scientists from across the globe and the largest forest database yet assembled estimates that there are about 73,000 tree species on Earth, including about 9,200 species yet to be discovered.
Isabel
24/02/2022