The Sydney Morning Herald
Paris' Champs-Elysees to become an 'extraordinary garden'
The Sydney Morning Herald
4 min read · Jan 12th · Parisians have fallen out of love with the two-kilometre-long promenade and a rescue mission is underway to save it.
In Environment
The Intercept
The Pesticide Industry’s Playbook for Poisoning the Earth
The Intercept
89 saves · 2020-01-18 · Though neonicotinoids are banned in the EU, a sophisticated information war has kept these insecticides — toxic to bees and birds — on the U.S. market.
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Golf ball-sized hail, a dust storm, two people struck by lightning — and that's just 24 hours…
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2 min read · 10 saves · 2020-01-20 · From rain and hail pelting recently razed firegrounds to a fast-moving dust storm blocking out the sun in western New South Wales, the weather across parts of Australia over the last 24 hours has been…
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Eucalypts: 10 things you may not know about an iconic Australian
Learn English
8 min read · From 2018 · Eucalypts dominate our landscapes from the bush to our backyards, paddocks, parks and pavements. But how much do you really know about them
National Geographic
How trees secretly talk to each other in the forest
National Geographic
21 saves · From 2018 · What do trees talk about? In the Douglas fir forests of Canada, see how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called mycorrhizae—with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another.
In Environment
Guardian US
'Once they're gone, they're gone': the fight to save the giant sequoia
Guardian US
4 min read · 37 saves · 2019-10-06 · A conservation group plans to buy the largest privately owned sequoia grove as the climate crisis threatens the species’ future
In Science
Fast Company
Scientists are racing to reengineer the banana before it’s gone forever
Fast Company
4 min read · 76 saves · 2019-09-11 · Adele Peters · A deadly fungus is spreading through banana plantations, and the cloned bananas we eat are defenseless. In labs around the world, scientists are trying to find ways to genetically alter the fruit to…
Smithsonian Magazine
Decoding the Mathematical Secrets of Plants’ Stunning Leaf Patterns
Smithsonian Magazine
4 min read · 12 saves · 2019-06-06 · A Japanese shrub’s unique foliage arrangment leads botanists to rethink plant growth models
BBC Future
Why 'plant blindness' matters — and what you can do about it
BBC Future
5 min read · 12 saves · 2019-04-29 · A phenomenon called "plant blindness" means we tend to underappreciate the flora around us. That can have disastrous consequences not only for the environment, but human health.
The New York Times
Oliver Sacks: The Healing Power of Gardens
The New York Times
5 min read · 50 saves · 2019-04-18 · Oliver Sacks · Even for people who are deeply disabled neurologically, nature can be more powerful than any medication.
The New York Times
Watch a Flower That Seems to Remember When Pollinators Will Come Calling
The New York Times
2 min read · 11 saves · 2019-04-20 · Cara Giaimo · A colorful Peruvian plant dispenses its pollen according to a savvy, memory-based system, new research suggests.
