Tag: plants
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...
Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s...
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University
With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the...
What is dirt? There’s a whole wriggling world alive in the...
Brian Darby, University of North Dakota
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
What is dirt? There’s a whole wriggling world alive in the...
Brian Darby, University of North Dakota
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient...
Jazmin Locke-Rodriguez, Florida International University and Krishnaswamy Jayachandran, Florida International University
Flowers grown on inexpensive floating platforms can help...
Amid growing legalization, cannabis in culture and politics is the focus...
Hillary Jeanne Haldane, Quinnipiac University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
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...
Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their...
Brad Binder, University of Tennessee
Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like heat...