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'This should not be published': Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees 'talk' before solar eclipsesClaims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently — but many researchers are sceptical of the results.
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See the reconstructed home of 'polar dinosaurs' that thrived in the Antarctic 120 million years agoFossil sites in Australia hold pollen and spores from the dinosaur age, when the island straddled the Antarctic Circle. Now, scientists have re-created the habitat of "polar dinosaurs," using these plant remains.
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Plants: Facts about our oxygen providersDiscover interesting facts about why plants are green, if they feel pain, and if they get cancer.
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Scientists find the best crops to grow during the apocalypseSugar beets and spinach are the best vegetables to grow if you live in a temperate, midsize city during a nuclear winter, a new study suggests, while wheat and carrots are recommended for industrial production on the outskirts of town.
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Tropical tree in Panama has evolved to kill its 'enemies' with lightningTonka bean trees survive lightning strikes — and use the powerful electric shocks to kill their competitors.
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'Woolly devil' flowers in Texas desert are the 1st new plant genus discovered in a US national park in almost 50 yearsA newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by climate change.
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Chinese scientists use laser drones to count the country's trees — all 142.6 billion of themResearchers have counted the number of trees in China and mapped their distribution across the country using a laser-based technique called lidar.
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'Gossiping neighbors': Plants didn't evolve to be kind to each other, study findsRather than helping each other out when they're attacked, plants may have to eavesdrop on each other to know when to launch their own defenses.
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Scientists discover pristine ancient forest frozen in time in Rocky MountainsA melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic landscapes and climate change.
