AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Unexpected Potato Hack That Makes Propagating Orchids A Breezehousedigest.com - Rachel CraftOnce you've learned how to successfully care for indoor orchids, you might be ready to grow your collection of these beautiful plants. However, …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatarWatch your garden glow with new genetically modified bioluminescent petuniasverified_publisherNPR - Sasa WoodruffKeith Wood, Ph.D. spent most of his career in pharmaceutical research in molecular and chemical biology, using his work with bioluminescence to understand how molecules interacted with diseases. His work started as a graduate student when the team he was on inserted a firefly gene into a tobacco …
AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEarth's earliest forest revealed in Somerset fossilsphys.org - Cardiff UniversityScientists have discovered remnants of the Earth's oldest fossil forest on the north coast of Devon and Somerset in the U.K. The trees, which are …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatarThe little-known truth about vanillaverified_publisherBBC Travel - Diego Arguedas OrtizWithout the discovery of hand-pollination by an enslaved boy 180 years ago, this beloved spice might never have thrived outside of Mexico.
AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhat Is Lichen?sierraclub.org - By Ashia AjaniDuring a stroll through a city or a forest, one may encounter fuzzy growths on trees and rocks alike. Are they lichens? Mosses? Algae? Often, people …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatarFire-Scarred Redwoods Are Rebounding by Sprouting 1000-Year-Old Budsverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Madeleine MuzdakisIn August of 2020, a horrific fire swept through California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Ignited by lightening, the fire was unprecedented in the scale of damage it wreaked on the ancient trees. It left behind enormous charred trunks in what had once been a lush forest. Concerned scientists …
AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Real Fruit Behind Odyssey's Lotus-Eaters Oblivion - GreekReporter.comgreekreporter.com - Giorgio Pintzas MonzaniWithin the 9th chapter of the Odyssey, Homer introduces a mystical and fascinating tribe, the Lotus-eaters, or in Greek Lotophàgi (λωτοφάγοι). A …
AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists make stunning discovery in remote forest: 'There are no others that have had the opportunity to live so long'thecooldown.com - Jeremiah Budin“It’s a survivor.” Though trees across the globe are under threat from the logging and agriculture industries and changing climate, one tree in Alerce …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatarCalifornia redwoods 'killed' by wildfire come back to life with 2,000-year-old budsLive Science - By Jacklin KwanNew buds are sprouting through the charred remains of California redwoods that burned in 2020, suggesting the trees are more resilient to wildfires …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatarScientists Find Cannabis Compound Inside Totally Different Plantverified_publisherScienceAlert - Science AlertScientists have discovered cannabidiol, a compound in cannabis known as CBD, in a common Brazilian plant, opening potential new avenues to produce …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatarMeet Nevada’s Bristlecone Pines, Some of the Oldest Trees on Earthverified_publisherAtlas ObscuraThese ancient trees with a survivalist spirit inspire awe. High in the Nevada mountains, growing where little else could survive atop rocky, windswept …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatarWorld’s largest flower is in danger of extinction, scientists warnABC News - Emma OgaoThe rare flower is found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. LONDON -- Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest …