Learn about the ability of some fig trees to store atmospheric carbon dioxide and turn it into stone, a process that could push back against climate change. Source: Some Fig Trees Can Turn CO2 Into Stone — A Hidden Talent That Could Combat Climate Change | Discover
Make your outdoor space inhospitable to ticks by eliminating their favorite food sources and habitats, and adopting prevention strategies they’ll hate. Source: How to Get Rid of Ticks in the Yard – Bob Vila
The cedar’s vast boughs swoop down to brush the ground, creating an interesting spot for the band to sit and play their guitars for “Rain.” Source: Cedar Tree Climbed by The Beatles is Finalist in Euro Tree Awards Along with Stunning Violet Beech | Bob Vila
These deterrents will help stop wildlife from eating your garden bounty. Source: 13 Ways to Keep Animals Out of Your Garden Without Harming Them | Bob Vila
Discover interesting facts about why plants are green, if they feel pain, and if they get cancer. Source: Plants: Facts about our oxygen providers | Live Science
A new tower brings apartments, office space and tens of thousands of plants to the heart of Utrecht Source: A vertical forest growing in the Netherlands: in pictures | Environment | The Guardian
Regular light-dark cycles greatly affect organisms, and events like eclipses induce distinctive physiological and behavioral shifts. While well-documented in animals, plant behavior during eclipses remains largely unexplored. Scientists monitored spruce trees to assess their bioelectrical responses to a solar eclipse and discovered trees anticipated the eclipse, synchronizing their bioelectrical behavior hours in advance. Older trees […]
At age 8, she won the Dal Puraskar, an Indian order of merit, and told the Times of India she had already planted 14 “fruit forests” Source: 12-Year-old Girl Plants 150,000 Trees in India, Becoming a Reforestation Leader | Good News Network
More than 120 years after billions of the trees were wiped out, blight-proof seeds are being planted Source: ‘This isn’t a gimmick’: the New Yorkers trying to restore the American chestnut | New York | The Guardian
A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground. Source: Plants have a secret, second set of roots deep underground that scientists didn’t know about | Live Science
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