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Eurekalert

Eurekalert is a press release service from the AAAS. You've probably read much of their work elsewhere. When we use it here, we try to add something to the text.
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Close Encounters

Bats protect young trees from insect damage, with three times fewer bugs

Not only did the bats reduce the number of caterpillars, they also reduced defoliation by a factor of five.

by Eurekalert, Dale MayleaNovember 2, 2022November 2, 2022
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Ecosystems

Vegetation regulates energy exchange in the arctic

Despite the importance of high-latitude surface energy budgets for land-climate interactions in the rapidly changing Arctic, uncertainties in their prediction persist.

by Dale Maylea, EurekalertNovember 1, 2022November 1, 2022
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Close Encounters

Want to save the bees? Pay attention to pathogens and flowers

Researchers at UMass Amherst deploy fluorescent paint, pipettes, tents, tweezers and scissors to trace three-way connection between plants, pathogens and bees

by Dale Maylea, EurekalertNovember 1, 2022November 1, 2022
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Ecosystems

Study examines how well-timed cover crops can suppress weeds in California orchards

Experiments show a variety of cover crop management programs can produce weed-suppressing cover crops.

by Dale Maylea, EurekalertOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022
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Ecosystems

Botanists investigate fairy circles in the desert

When plants in the Namib desert suffer from water stress, strange things happen.

by Alun Salt, EurekalertOctober 21, 2022October 21, 2022
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Plants & People

Archaeologists race against the climate to preserve aboriginal art

Trees that have stood for thousands of years may soon collapse due to climate change. If they do, they’ll take irreplaceable aboriginal art with them.

by Alun Salt, EurekalertOctober 18, 2022November 20, 2022
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News in Brief

An orchid gives assistance, forests reduced persistence, and weeds’ electrical resistance

Botanists uncover the reason for an orchid’s delicate shape, deforestation is probably worse than you thought, and a test of killing weeds without herbicide.

by Dale Maylea, EurekalertAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Why do cats act so strangely around catnip?

It’s not food, so why would cats chew on catnip and silver vine? Scientists have found cats are improving the plants’ mosquito repellent by damaging the leaves in a specific way.

by Eurekalert, Alun SaltJune 14, 2022June 14, 2022
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Growth & Development

A new wearable technology — for plants

In the future, some plants may wear monitors to keep track of water loss.

by Eurekalert, Dale MayleaMay 4, 2022May 16, 2022
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Close Encounters

Infectious bacteria force host plants to feed them

Not only do bacteria have tools to try to shut down plant defences, pathogens can also try to get the plant to direct water and food to help feed the attack.

by Eurekalert, Alun SaltApril 14, 2022April 19, 2022
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