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Fast electrical signals mapped in plants with new technology

What happens inside the carnivorous plant Venus Flytrap when it catches an insect? New technology has led to discoveries about the electrical signalling that causes the trap to snap shut. Bioelectronic technology enables advanced research into how plants react to…

Isabel23/08/2023

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Forgotten tropical plants rediscovered after 100+ years with the help of community science

Through the collaborative efforts of botanists and citizen scientists, these plants have been rediscovered after decades, some even after more than a century.

Isabel22/08/2023

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Spurge purge: Plant fossils reveal ancient South America-to-Asia ‘escape route’

Anyone who has taken a long road trip or bike ride has used a product of the spurge plant family — rubber. The spurge family, or Euphorbiaceae, includes economically valuable plants like the rubber tree, castor oil plant, poinsettia and…

Isabel21/08/2023

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Can we predict if a plant species will become exotic?

Plant species become exotic after being accidentally or deliberately transported by humans to a new region outside their native range, where they establish self-perpetuating populations that quickly reproduce and spread. This is a complex process mediated by many factors, such…

Isabel18/08/2023

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Scientists Unravel Evolutionary History of the Arctic Flora

A research team has unraveled the evolutionary history of the Arctic flora. Researchers selected 32 angiosperm clades comprising 3,626 species across the angiosperm tree of life. They found that dispersal to the Arctic and in situ diversification within the Arctic followed similar…

Isabel17/08/2023

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Fast electrical signals mapped in plants with new technology

Forgotten tropical plants rediscovered after 100+ years with the help of community science

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Scientists Unravel Evolutionary History of the Arctic Flora

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