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Fifteen Emerging Issues will impact UK Forests in next 50 years

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Experts have identified Fifteen Emerging Issues that will impact UK Forests. They include threats as well as opportunities.

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How soil ecoaccoustics can help monitor and restore forest health

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How listening to the sounds of soil helps us monitor and restore forest health. Ecoaccoustics can provide an effective way of monitoring biodiversity in soil and in the forest it supports.

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Why we should love dandelions

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Why we should love dandelions, post on Nature and Bees on 360 on History. Dandelions are a lifeline for bees on the brink.

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Moss is a lot more vital to Earth’s ecosystems than previously thought

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Mosses are some of the oldest land plants. They are found all over the world. A new study says it is a lot more vital to Earth's ecosystems than previously thought.

Upward image of a group of trees from below. The trees rise up towards the sky to converge at the top. By Arnaud Mesureur on Unsplash

What was the key to the spread of plant life on land?

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YSE-led research has discovered the answer to a 100-year-old paleontology mystery — how early plants emerged from their watery habitats to grow on land through changes to their vascular systems.

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Podcast Episode 55 l The Colours of Autumn and Falling of Leaves

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Why do leaves fall and what is the reason we can see the purples, reds, oranges, yellows, and browns in winter? We talk about the colours of autumn and the falling leaves that precede winter.

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A battery powered by algae using photosynthesis

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A battery powered by algae using photosynthesis is the latest in adaptation technology. It contains a non-toxic algae that harvests energy through photosynthesis.

Placing a plant grown during the experiment in a vial for eventual genetic analysis. Credits: UF/IFAS photo by Tyler Jones

NASA grew a plant in Lunar soil

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NASA grew a plant in Lunar soil brought to Earth 50 years ago. This could both enable space exploration and benefit humanity.

A giant cluster of karst sinkholes in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Nov 2, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

This giant sinkhole has a whole forest inside it

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This giant sinkhole was found in southern China and it has a whole forest inside it. Scientists think there could be whole new species in there.

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