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09/22/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Study: Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs allowed flowers to grow on the planet
According to a study, the giant asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period about 145 million to 66 million years ago left flowers relatively unharmed. In the aftermath, ancient flowers bloomed on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Details of the study were published in the journal Biology Letters. After an asteroid struck […]
06/26/2023
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By Ethan Huff
No, carbon dioxide is NOT a pollutant and it DOESN’T control the planet’s temperatures
The Light, an “uncensored truth” magazine based out of the United Kingdom, published a powerful exposé this month all about the alleged climate crisis, which its editors say does not exist. Entitled “No climate crisis: carbon dioxide has zero effect on temperatures,” the piece blows to bits the myth that carbon dioxide, a natural substance […]
05/10/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Chemicals from CAR TIRES could be contaminating your dinner plate foods
Increasingly more vegetables and fruits are becoming contaminated with toxins from vehicle-related pollution such as car tire pieces and residues, a new study out of Austria has found. Researchers out of Vienna warn that particulates from cars get left behind on roads and blown about and moved around by winds and rain, eventually settling in […]
05/09/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Study: 360M-year-old fossil from Ireland proves plants are capable of self-defense
Trees produce fruit and provide shade. According to a study, trees are also capable of self-defense. Researchers have discovered the oldest evidence of plant self-defense in wood from a 360-million-year-old fossil from Ireland. The study involved an international team of researchers and was co-led by Dr. Carla J. Harper, assistant professor in Botany in the School of Natural […]
03/15/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Research reveals how plants evolved to colonize land more than 500 million years ago
In a study, researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Essex examined one of the largest genomic datasets of plants. Using the data, the research team was able to confirm how the first plants on Earth evolved the mechanisms used to control water and “breathe” on land hundreds of millions of years ago. The study […]
02/09/2023
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By News Editors
‘Grim’ report warns 40% of US animals at risk of extinction
Underscoring the need for humanity to overhaul its relationship with nature, 34% of plants species and 40% of animal species across the U.S. are at risk of extinction while 41% of U.S. ecosystems could collapse, according to an analysis published Monday by the nonprofit NatureServe. (Article by Jessica Corbett republished from CommonDreams.org) “For 50 years, the NatureServe […]
01/03/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Planting cucumbers early can help farmers avoid downy mildew, reveals study
Farmers who grow cucumbers in South Carolina experience huge crop losses every year due to a plant disease called downy mildew. Fortunately, researchers from Clemson University have discovered that planting cucumbers early can reduce growers’ losses from downy mildew to almost zero. What is downy mildew? Downy mildew is an oomycete or water mold that destroys plant […]
11/08/2022
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By Belle Carter
Studies: Current atmospheric carbon dioxide levels NOT a threat to humans or the environment
Craig Idso, founder and CEO of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change, has debunked climate alarmists’ claims that high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) cause a direct threat to health and make plants thicken their leaves and less efficient in sequestering carbon, causing a rise in temperatures and the […]
08/11/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Study: Common purslane weed is a “super plant” that may be key to developing drought-resistant crops
For the average gardener, weeds like common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) are a nuisance. But according to a study, purslane could be a “super plant” that can help researchers develop drought-resistant crops. In the study, a team of scientists from Yale University discovered that the weed purslane integrates two distinct metabolic pathways to create a unique type […]
07/15/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Study suggests Earth could have as many as 73,000 tree species, with 9,200 still undiscovered
According to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (GFBI), Earth could have as many as 73,000 tree species, with 9,200 species yet to be discovered. The study findings were published in the journal PNAS. Researchers reported that many of these undiscovered species could be “rare, in very low numbers and at threat from […]
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