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The Importance of Pollinators: How Plants Rely on Bees and Other Animals
As a nature website, we understand how important pollination is to the overall success of…
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The Role of Plants in Erosion Control and Soil Stability
Dirt: we mostly ignore it. When it's not being tracked into the house by kids…
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The Impact of Deforestation on Global Biodiversity
The world is in peril. We are all keenly aware of this, even if we…
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Plant Responses to Environmental Stress: Drought, Pollution, and More
All over the planet plants sit, stand, and sway in the background of our lives.…
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How Climate Change Is Affecting Plant Bloom Times
Most of us are aware of the many dangers of climate change, just as many…
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Reforestation Efforts: Restoring Lost Forests and Ecosystems
In Doctor Seuss's The Lorax, the logging and extinction of a specific and valuable tree…
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The Relationship Between Plants and Fungi: Mycorrhizal Networks
When we think of fungus, some of us might automatically conjure images of an insidious…
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Invasive Plant Species: The Threat They Pose to Native Ecosystems
Many readers are familiar with the concept of an invasive animal species and how these…
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The Role of Wetland Plants in Water Purification
When you look at a swamp, an estuary, or a river, what do you really…
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Ancient Trees: The Oldest Living Organisms on Earth
In this day and age, many of us take trees for granted. We forget that…
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Urban Green Spaces: How Plants Help Cities Breathe
Over the course of human history, man has managed to colonize nearly every corner of…