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Fungal symbiont choosiness from the nutrient “menu” influences orchids’ distribution and rarity
Orchids may be found everywhere, but which orchid is found where depends on the tastes of their partners.
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After Google Reader
Google Reader closes at the end of the month, and it’s going to make a few things around the web break. Here, we use it
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Et si l’agroforesterie remplaçait les monocultures en Europe…
Longtemps considérée comme une méthode culturale réservée aux pays du Sud, l’agroforesterie connaît depuis peu une certaine expansion en Europe. L’agroforesterie définit toute association
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Do you believe agroforestry may replace monoculture in Europe?
Agroforestry was first considered as a farming method restricted to the South only, but it has recently experienced new challenges in Europe. Agroforestry is defined as
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Succulent plants of Africa and America: Do these lookalikes live alike?
There are numerous examples in nature of distantly-related organisms converging on similar shapes that have proved useful to each. This convergent evolution can generate strikingly
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The King of Observers
Fritz Müller (Johann Friedrich Theodor Fritz Müller), was a German naturalist. He was born near Erfurt in 1821. He was the son of a minister, and
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Have you said, agroecology?
What is agroecology? Agroecology is a scientific subject stemming from the crossing of three disciplinary groups: agronomic sciences (agronomy and animal breeding), theoretical ecology applied to
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Gender inequality (in plant populations). What causes unequal numbers of males and females?
Populations of dioecious flowering plants (which have male and female individuals) often depart from the expected male:female ratio of 1:1. The causes of skewed
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Robin Ince – The Importance of Being Interested (at Ludlow)
Robin Ince turned up at Ludlow on Friday as part of his tour The Importance of Being Interested. Ludlow, by and large, did not. It was
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The Earth is growing old too!
The LANDSAT programm was created by the NASA in the middle of the 60s in the main purpose of getting a dynamic view of Earth by
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10 Plants Used to Spice up Sex
It’s well-known that plants can affect how the brain works. Take the right plant in the right dose and you can have an altered
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Will Martian cuisine have a terrifying surprise?
Mars One has launched a project to put humans on Mars by cutting out one of the biggest costs of the mission. Putting a human into