Psychology Today13h
The Hidden Hand That Shapes Your Destiny
Suffice it to say, the hidden hand of Nature nudges you, whether you like it or not, down the self-similar branching paths of ...
Smithsonian Magazine15h
Being Struck by Lightning Is No Big Deal for This Tropical Tree—the Zap Even Gives It a Boost
The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...
City trees respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts
It's tricky to predict precisely what the impacts of climate change will be, given the many variables involved. To predict ...
Scientific American19h
Time Spent in Nature Can Be Good—and Sometimes Bad— for Your Brain
A “Goldilocks” measure of green space might help stave off dementia, but an excess could lead to cognitive decline ...
Dead trees keep surprisingly large amounts of carbon out of atmosphere
Living trees absorb carbon, aiding climate change mitigation. But what role do dead trees play in carbon storage? UVM researchers found that large, downed trees in streams tie up tremendous stores of ...
From trading nutrients to storing carbon: 5 things you didn’t know about our underground fungi
Most of Australia’s plants rely on a hidden underground network of fungi for water and minerals. They could be in trouble – ...
ZME Science on MSN6h
A Fossil So Strange Scientists Think It’s From a Completely New Form of Life
In 2007, a team led by Stanford geobiologist Kevin Boyce found that carbon isotopes in the fossils resembled those of fungi — ...
Earth.com9h
Giant, mysterious organisms discovered are impossible to categorize
Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.
Scientists Reveal “A Fundamental Process in Nature” – The Environmental Rules That Plants Cannot Break
Global research team explores how environmental factors and dispersal barriers influence biodiversity. Why do certain plants ...