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Plant discovery could lead to new ways of producing medicines

Scientists have shown how plants produce natural chemicals that could help in the production of new medicines in more environmentally friendly ways.

Isabel26/03/2026

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Mediterranean pine needle loss analyzed for more efficient forest management

A study combines climate, field and remote sensing data to identify growth patterns associated with defoliation processes and mortality in artificial pine forests

Isabel16/03/2026

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Strategic tree planting could help Canada become carbon neutral by mid-century

A new study finds that Canada could remove at least five times its annual carbon emissions with strategic planting of more than six million hectares of trees along the northern edge of the boreal forest.

Isabel03/03/2026

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No longer extinct, just critically endangered

Citizen science platforms including iNaturalist are leading to major new discoveries and are becoming crucial to the work of scientists.

Isabel24/02/2026

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Solving mysteries with moss

New paper examines the history of using moss as evidence in forensic cases.

Isabel19/02/2026

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