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4 days ago · Mohd Rasfan. /. AFP via Getty Images. "The primary way plants communicate with each other is through a language, so to speak, of chemical gasses," journalist Zoë Schlanger says. In the 1960s and ...
4 days ago · AFP via Getty Images. "The primary way plants communicate with each other is through a language, so to speak, of chemical gasses," journalist Zoë Schlanger says. In the 1960s and '70s, a series of questionable experiments claimed to prove that plants could behave like humans, that they had feelings, responded to music and could even take a ...
2 days ago · Human activities affect forests' successional stages, trajectories, and species composition. By increasing the spatial coverage of paleoecological records that focus on pre- and post-Columbian periods, the long-term interactions between humans and Amazonian forests and their role in affecting Earth's climate may be better understood.
1 day ago · Background Some parasites use olfactory cues to detect their hosts and, since bacterial symbionts are partially responsible for animal odours, they could influence host parasitism. By autoclaving nest materials of hoopoe (Upupa epops) nests before reproduction started, we explored the hypothetical links between host-associated bacteria, volatiles and parasitism. During the nestling stage, we ...
4 days ago · Health. By improving air, water, and soil quality and limiting pollution released to nature, the EU has significantly contributed to enhancing human health in the last five decades. Yet, many vulnerable groups continue to be impacted by environmental degradation and climate change. Further improvements can help keep Europeans healthier and ...
2 days ago · Learning Outcomes for Study Session 1. When you have studied this session, you should be able to: 1.1 Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold. (SAQs 1.1 and 1.3) 1.2 Describe the relationships between human activities and the environment and explain the importance of creating a better environment.
2 days ago · Apples, pears, cherries, apricots, plums, peaches. Flowering plants provide a diverse range of materials in the form of wood, paper, fibers such as cotton, flax, and hemp, medicines such as digoxin and opioids, and decorative and landscaping plants. Coffee and hot chocolate are beverages from flowering plants.
