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Most of Greenland is covered with ice today. But a new study shows that within the last million years it melted off and became covered with green tundra, perhaps like this view of eastern Greenland, near the ocean. The research provides strong evidence that Greenland is more sensitive to climate change than previously understood—and at risk of irreversibly melting

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Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice

In 1966, US Army scientists drilled down through nearly a mile of ice in northwestern Greenland—and pulled up a fifteen-foot-long tube of dirt from the bottom. Then this frozen sediment was lost in a freezer for decades. It was accidentally…

Isabel16/04/2021

Nicotiana glauca, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

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Weed invaders are getting faster

A new study shows invasive plants are adapting to new habitats and new climates at an increasing pace – and especially so in tropical environments.

Isabel15/04/2021

Macadamia jansenii raceme - Photo (C) Professor Bruce Topp, University of Queensland.

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Critically endangered macadamia species becomes a plant supermodel

One of the world’s rarest tree species (Macadamia jansenii) has been transformed into a sophisticated model that researchers say is the future of plant research.

Isabel14/04/2021

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Start small to answer big questions about photosynthesis

Despite being discovered almost 300 years ago, photosynthesis still holds many unanswered questions for science, particularly the way proteins organisethemselves to convert sunlight into chemical energy and, at the same time, protect plants from too much sunlight.

Isabel12/04/2021

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Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense

Beta-cyclocitral produced by plants after herbivore attack increases defense responses while inhibiting the production of metabolites for growth.

Isabel09/04/2021

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Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice

Weed invaders are getting faster

Critically endangered macadamia species becomes a plant supermodel

Start small to answer big questions about photosynthesis

Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense

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