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Biologist warn of early stages of a sixth mass extinction event
Posted in Featured, Science on 26th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
Biodiversity may be reaching a tipping point:
Study: Species disappearing far faster than before
Posted in Science on 30th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Species of plants and animals are becoming extinct at least 1,000 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene.
NASA wants to plant a garden on Mars by 2021
Posted in Science on 7th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Dubbed the Mars Plant Experiment (MPX), NASA would like to see if it could get a few flowers to grow while subjected to Martian radiation.
Backing up the Worlds Food Supply With 800,000 Plant Species on Ice
Posted in Science on 17th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
The doomsday vault keeps the worlds agricultural heritage in deep freeze.
Chemical process turns any plant matter, even trees, into biofuels
Posted in Science on 21st Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Nearly any plant material can be broken down into simple sugars.