Tree diversity helps forests buffer extreme heat and cold, study finds
A forest with high tree-species diversity is better at buffering heat peaks in summer and cold peaks in winter than a forest ...
As many as 30% of beech trees killed by beech leaf disease, study shows
A decade after the emergence of beech leaf disease (BLD) in northeast Ohio, a new study by researchers at The Holden ...
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Harnessing nature's fractals for flexible electronics: Biomimetic fabrication technique uses leaf skeletons as templates
By using leaf skeletons as templates, researchers harnessed nature's intrinsic hierarchical fractal structures to improve the performance of flexible electronic devices. Wearable sensors and ...
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Scientists witness living plant cells generate cellulose and form cell walls
In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...