Tag: leaves
Why do trees need sunlight? An environmental scientist explains photosynthesis
Rebekah Stein, Quinnipiac University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s...
Sasimonthakan Tanarsuwongkul, University of South Carolina
Have you ever wondered about that sharp, green note that hits your nose...
How do spices get their flavor?
Beronda L. Montgomery, Grinnell College
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
Climate change threatens spring wildflowers by speeding up the time when...
Richard B. Primack, Boston University; Benjamin R. Lee, University of Pittsburgh, and Tara K. Miller, Boston University
For short-lived...
Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees,...
Yuyu Zhou, Iowa State University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Redwood trees have two types of leaves, scientists find – a...
Alana Chin, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Coast redwoods are amazing trees that scientists have studied for generations....
A volcanic eruption 39 million years ago buried a forest in...
Deborah Woodcock, Clark University and Herb Meyer, National Park Service
In the hills outside the small village of Sexi,...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
