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Researchers have described a new-to-science species of carnivorous plant that’s known from only three locations on the ...

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Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

In wood, bound water molecules, located in cell walls, can move to great heights to eventually humidify canopy leaves. Using MRI and NMR techniques, a team from the Navier laboratory ...

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How can climate change impact flood risks for the Himalayan floodplain, which is a globally known flood region? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address as a team ...

Winter brings with it harsh, freezing weather conditions, and it's something many plants in our gardens simply can't survive. So what better way to protect them than to bring them indoors and enjoy ...

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