The Svalbard "Doomsday" Global Seed Vault is a facility located on the Norwegian island of the same name, which has been constructed specifically to promote plant diversity. Its creators say that the large underground facility is meant to safeguard as many plant species as possible in face of natural and man-made dis... |
11 March 2010
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A new scientific study has demonstrated that plants growing from the same seeds have the natural tendency of avoiding competitions with each other. Furthermore, they were shown to collaborate in a way that was not obvious when the “family” had to duel other plants for survival. The scientists, based at th... |
15 October 2009
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The Millennium Seed Bank is, arguably, one of the largest conservation projects in the world, and its goal is to simply preserve as many seeds as possible in its underground vaults. Its operators believe that the world is heading into the wrong direction, and that the authorities' inability to do something about... |
15 October 2009
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There are many factors that would make a future trip to Mars difficult to accomplish. Other than the strain that it would place on the astronauts physically and mentally, such a journey would also test the ability of human logistics to a limit. Packing food and drinks for more than 18 months of travel and exploration... |
22 July 2009
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Many grasses have very peculiar seed dispenser mechanisms, mostly on account of the fact that they are rather small themselves. As a result, they have to ensure the best rate of survival for their offspring. Over the course of millions of years, these plants evolved to create seeds that are equipped with various type... |
6 July 2009
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In a bid to preserve well over 100,000 species of plants, researchers are currently mobilizing their efforts and are trying to bring as many types of plants to the Arctic Seed Vault (ASV), a “safe deposit box” of sorts, initiated by the Global Crop Diversity Trust. Reportedly, over the last few months res... |
16 February 2009
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British inventors have managed to devise a new way of planting trees in devastated areas without having to go through the regular channels. They have created a helicopter-based delivery system that lets tree seedlings wrapped in small plastic cones fall. C-Questor of Weybridge, Surrey is behind the innovation, which ... |
31 January 2009
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Giant agriculture company Monsanto announced on Wednesday that its “drought-tolerant” corn was in the latest stage of development, and that it could become readily available for the international markets as early as next year. The announcement added that this was part of the corporation's bid to help... |
8 January 2009
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Though there are more than 1,000 seed banks in the world, the MSBP is different because it contains not only seed specimens belonging to agricultural crops, but also those of tropical and exotic species, which could ensure the resurrection of these plants in the aftermath of a “doomsday” event.However, ev... |
15 December 2008
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