In order for trees to grow, they need to control their water balance meticulously. A study shows how trees react to drought -- and revises previous perceptions. In order for trees to grow, they need ...
Trees need sunlight for the same reason you need food. The energy from the Sun’s rays is a crucial ingredient in how plants make their own food that helps them power all their cells. Since trees don’t ...
From left, ORNL's Biruk Feyissa holds a five-month-old poplar tree expressing high levels of the BOOSTER gene, while colleague Wellington Muchero holds a tree of the same age with lower expression of ...
Trees stop making food for themselves when they get too hot, a new study shows. If tropical air temperatures reach 116 degrees Fahrenheit, a lot of the rainforest could die. This is the first study to ...
The concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere is rising rapidly, with numerous negative consequences for the climate. However, there is also a positive effect, as scientists from WUR have discovered: ...
This story is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. Around the world, leaves play a critical central role in staving off the worst ...
Plants have small pores on the underside of their leaves, known as stomata. When the sun rises, these pores open and the plants absorb carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere, which they need, in ...
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