Tag: leaf

Rice, Rise, Repeat!

You won’t be-LEAF my tan!  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The right amount of sunbathing can make you feel refreshed and energized. And plants …tend to agree. Tanning tips for crops? Long leaves angled upwards allow plants to collect more energy from the sun.

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Resurrected Roots

Help! It’s the attack of the zombie… leaves?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tree ferns were once dinosaur food, but guess which scaley beasts this flora outlasted. How? James Dalling and colleagues from the University of Illinois were collecting tree ferns. They saw rot

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