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Fungi seem to 'sweat' to stay cool and scientists don't know whyThis discovery reveals a mostly unstudied but apparently universal aspect of fungal life.
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Listen to the sounds of Pando, the largest living tree in the worldResearchers are using sound to study Pando, the world's largest tree.
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The oldest tree in the world (and the 7 runner-ups)From Prometheus and Methuselah to trees in remote forests of China, these are the most ancient known trees on Earth.
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Scientists accidentally discover photosynthesis doesn't work exactly like we thought it didResearchers have serendipitously discovered that a key step in photosynthesis can occur much earlier in the process than previously believed.
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Stressed plants 'scream,' and it sounds like popping bubble wrapA study of tomato and tobacco plants suggests they emit ultrasonic popping sounds when dehydrated or physically damaged.
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Otherworldly 'fairy lantern' plant, presumed extinct, emerges from forest floor in JapanThe mysterious plant, Thismia kobensis, was rediscovered growing a few inches from a forest floor in Japan.
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Plants 'slept' with curled leaves 250 million years ago, ancient insect bites revealLeaves from the Permian period curled up at night, fossils of symmetrical insect bites show.
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Some carnivorous plants evolved to eat poop instead of bugs. And they're better off for it.Former bug-eating plants, which evolved to feed on animal droppings instead, have a more nutritious diet than their carnivorous cousins, a new study finds.
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New 'artificial' photosynthesis is 10x more efficient than previous attemptsA new method of using the machinery of photosynthesis to make methane is 10 times more efficient than previous attempts.
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