On blustery days, the temperature outdoors often feels colder than it actually is. This is because wind blows away the layer ...

in addition to enabling the plant to maintain its shape during drought and water deficit. The annular nodes help to continuously refill the entire vessel with water through a two-step dynamic ...

Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change.

PROF. DIXON first became known as an investigator of the problem of the ascent of water in plants by his work in collaboration with Dr. Joly published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1894 ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...

Transpiration occurs when water in plant tissues is lost to the atmosphere, predominantly through the small opening in the leaves of plants and grasses called stomata. By knowing the rate of water ...

Her 50-pound dog has a habit of rolling in burrs during forest walks, and she regularly uses the handle to pull her away from spiky plants. Beyond burrs, it can be tough to see the dog when hiking ...

All eligible unionist assembly members backed a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) motion to pull the brake in a bid to stop changes to EU rules on packaging and labelling of chemicals. DUP leader ...

Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of three components (three sources of latent heat): transpiration, evaporation from wet ... which represents the temperature below which plant stomata are assumed to ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin ...

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