• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 18th, 2014
Moss Resurrected After 1,500-Year Antarctic Slumber

Moss Resurrected After 1,500-Year Antarctic Slumber

The soft plants can remain in stasis for millennia

Proba V Boasts Impressive Tally After Just Two Months in Orbit

Proba V Boasts Impressive Tally After Just Two Months in Orbit

The tiny spacecraft is proving to be well-suitable for complex studies

Proposed FLEX Satellite to Survey Planet Fluorescence from Orbit

Proposed FLEX Satellite to Survey Planet Fluorescence from Orbit

This could be used as a measure of global plant health

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 7th, 2014
Study Figures Out How Plants Evolved to Face the Cold

Study Figures Out How Plants Evolved to Face the Cold

This capability has puzzled scientists for many years

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 10th, 2013
Rainforest Trees Are Producing More Flowers, Global Warming Is to Blame

Rainforest Trees Are Producing More Flowers, Global Warming Is to Blame

Researchers document how rainforests respond to changes in environmental conditions

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2013
Rising CO2 Levels Make Deserts Go Green

Rising CO2 Levels Make Deserts Go Green

Elevated CO2 levels encourage plant growth in the world's driest regions

The Arctic Landscape Will Get Drastically Greener, New Study Warns

The Arctic Landscape Will Get Drastically Greener, New Study Warns

In just a few decades, the Arctic's vegetation cover will grow by 50%

Spotlight: Weird Flower Is So Hairy One Can Even Brush It

Spotlight: Weird Flower Is So Hairy One Can Even Brush It

These African starfish flowers attract flies, smell rather horrible

Extent of Dried Vegetation in the US Revealed [Photo]

Extent of Dried Vegetation in the US Revealed [Photo]

NASA keeps an eye on the current drought situation from orbit

Office Building Has Indoor Forest of Potted Trees and Plants

Office Building Has Indoor Forest of Potted Trees and Plants

Both employees and the air get refreshed by this greenery

Spotlight: Environmentalist Puts Together Mobile Green Space

Spotlight: Environmentalist Puts Together Mobile Green Space

“World Car Free Day” could send trees and bushes roaming the streets

Research Shows How Pollution Changes Alpine Vegetation

Research Shows How Pollution Changes Alpine Vegetation

Nitrogen emissions are linked to changes in biodiversity

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 4th, 2012
Global Warming Makes Trees Grow in Tundra

Global Warming Makes Trees Grow in Tundra

Previously, the cold tempered the development of tall vegetation

Plants' Response to Global Warming Severely Underestimated

Plants' Response to Global Warming Severely Underestimated

Warming experiments show the drastic effects of climate change on vegetation

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 23rd, 2012
European Plants Moving to Higher Altitude

European Plants Moving to Higher Altitude

The situation is the same throughout the continent

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2012
New Vicious Circle Promoting Global Warming Found

New Vicious Circle Promoting Global Warming Found

Scientist say that this series of events affects tundra vegetation

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2012
Global Warming Doesn't Even Benefit Plants

Global Warming Doesn't Even Benefit Plants

Though that would definitely seem to be the case at first

 
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