Japan-style ‘tiny forests’ are taking root in British cities

Interviews with tree experts reveal that while half of them supported the Miyawake method, especially in specific urban areas, concerns remained about tree mortality and high costs.

Nicola Dempsey, Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield • conversation
Oct. 28, 2024 ~5 min

Study: Marshes provide cost-effective coastal protection

As climate change accelerates sea-level rise and intensifies storms, marsh-fronted seawalls can provide an economical coastal defense, MIT engineers report.

David Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 23, 2024 ~7 min


Africa’s Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions

The Great Green Wall is great in theory but too complicated to achieve without more localised planning.

Élie Pédarros, Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~6 min

Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries know how to deal with pollution threats – think DDT and acid rain

Pollution solutions start with public pressure, often in the face of industry pushback and slow-moving political responses.

Alexander E. Gates, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 ~10 min

100-year experiment could save beer from climate change

New insights could ensure a key ingredient in beer and whiskey continues to survive amidst rapid climate change, researchers report.

Jules Bernstein - UC Riverside • futurity
Sept. 23, 2024 ~7 min

Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries have stopped similar threats before – think DDT and acid rain

Pollution solutions start with public pressure, often in the face of industry pushback and slow-moving political responses.

Alexander E. Gates, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 ~10 min

What happens to plants when it gets super hot?

What 106-degree heat do to plants? Three experts weigh in on scorching sun and stressed stems.

Jules Bernstein - UC Riverside • futurity
Sept. 16, 2024 ~5 min

Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens

Lose the prickles. Add bioluminescence. Up the nutrients without the bitter flavor. CRISPR gene editing is opening a new world of genetically modified plants for home growers.

James W. Satterlee, Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Genetics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory • conversation
Sept. 16, 2024 ~6 min


The silent conversations of plants

How do plants communicate, and how does it differ from us?

Sven Batke, Associate Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange - Reader in Plant Science, Edge Hill University • conversation
Sept. 16, 2024 ~7 min

Flowers use adjustable ‘paint by numbers’ petal designs to attract pollinators

Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that dictates the size of their bullseyes – a crucial pre-pattern

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 13, 2024 ~6 min

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