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Precipitation more important than temperature in elevational range of California plants

darksumomo wrote in ontd_science Jan 22, 2011 19:10

University of California, Davis via physorg.com: Study shows plants moved downhill, not up, in warming world
January 20, 2011

In a paper published today in the journal Science, a University of California, Davis, researcher and his co-authors challenge a widely held assumption that plants will move uphill in response to warmer temperatures ( Read more... )

ecology, biology, botany, climate, global warming/climate change

Top 10 species discovered in 2009

darksumomo wrote in ontd_science Jul 25, 2010 22:27

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discovery, new species, marine biology, ocean life, creepy crawlies, botany, animals, fungi

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kiri_l wrote in ontd_science Apr 15, 2010 09:38

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medical, genetics, botany, health/disease, evolution/adaptation

Nom Nom Nom... Black Truffle Sex?

vaudevillianess wrote in ontd_science Mar 29, 2010 16:38

Unearthing the Sex Secrets of the Périgord Black Truffle
By NICHOLAS WADE

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sex, biology, botany, food

Mid-morning science snack-plate

kiri_l wrote in ontd_science Mar 22, 2010 11:38

Researchers Discover Two New Ways to Kill TB Bacteria; Findings Could Help Tame Extremely Drug-Resistant Strains
(Mar. 22, 2010) - Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found two novel ways of killing the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB), a disease responsible for an estimated two million ( Read more... )

astronomy, biology, food, ocean life, botany, animals, health/disease, evolution/adaptation