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09/12/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Devastating wildfires continue to blaze across California, Oregon and Washington
Historic wildfires continued to blaze through the US west coast on Thursday, causing tragic loss of life, the destruction of homes and a bright orange haze obscuring the skies as seen from San Francisco. The fires, which started last month due to unusual lightning storms, have been raging out of control from Southern California, through Oregon and […]
09/10/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
High-rise building slated for construction in Australia will be draped in more than 20,000 plants
“Urban Forest,” a 30-story mixed-use high-rise in Brisbane, Australia, is poised to become the greenest building around the globe in the most literal sense. The building itself is set to be raised up on large columns that resemble tree trunks. It includes 382 apartments and a stepped facade that doubles as extended balconies for residents. Designed […]
08/27/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
An unspoken cooperation: Researchers find that Japanese trees nationwide synchronize their pollen release
Pollen can be a problem during the spring and summer months in some countries around the globe. In people suffering from allergic rhinitis, the presence of pollen can trigger uncontrollable sneezing, raise the pressure in their nose and cheeks and induce rashes. In a recent breakthrough, a team of Japanese researchers used tree pollen data collected […]
08/23/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Insect infestations threaten forests, crops and cattle around the globe
Forests and farms around the globe are fighting another crisis: insect infestations. The recent outbreaks of beetles, spotted lanternflies and longhorned ticks across the U.S. and in other countries are killing trees and threatening to decimate crops and infect cattle. Local authorities are hard-pressed to contain the outbreaks and protect resources from further destruction. In Canada’s […]
08/21/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Millions of mountain pine beetles are killing forests
Forests around the globe are fighting a pandemic, too – that of beetle infestations. The outbreaks of mountain pine beetles – bugs no bigger than a grain of rice – are killing mature pine trees in record numbers across the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC), according to a recent report from Bloomberg. The mountain pine beetle has […]
08/09/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Indigenous hunting is crucial for sustainable forest management, expert finds
Hunting has a bad reputation – and for good reason. Forests and habitats are protected to curb sport hunting and senseless poaching as both of these practices are some of the major culprits behind the dwindling populations of certain animal species. But national forest management and protection strategies fail to take an important factor into account: indigenous […]
08/05/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Societal collapse: “Optimistic” estimates give humanity a 10 percent chance of surviving next few decades with current rate of deforestation
Human civilization only has a 10 percent likelihood of survival in the next few decades without undergoing societal collapse, found a study published in the journal Scientific Advances. Researchers from the University of Tarapacá in Chile and the University of Surrey said that the cutting of trees based on today’s average deforestation rates is driving humanity toward a catastrophic fate. “Calculations show […]
07/23/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Trees talk to each other – science explains how
It turns out, “talking trees” exist beyond science fiction, says actual science. The idea of trees talking – and humans understanding them – is a hot topic in environmental science. But for Suzanne Simard, a biologist and a pioneer of inter-plant communication research from the University of British Columbia, the idea that trees talk isn’t up for debate. In her 1997 […]
05/08/2020
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By Franz Walker
Plant extracts found to suppress disease-causing fungus in persimmon trees
In this study, researchers from South Korea obtained extracts from various plant species and tested their efficacy in suppressing the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes, which causes anthracnose in Diospyros kaki (Japanese persimmon). Their findings were published in the journal Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. For their analysis, the researchers obtained extracts from various parts of 45 plant species from 27 families using different extraction methods. Testing […]
05/04/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Hanging on by a thread: “Dead” tree stump keeps itself alive by latching onto the roots of neighboring trees
Scientists have found that there is solidarity among trees. They found that trees can “reach out” using their roots to help old and damaged trees. The scientists discovered this when they ventured upon an old tree stump in New Zealand that was still clinging to life despite not having any leaves. The discovery has led […]
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