Tag: plants

Plants May Soon Have Their Own Health Trackers

Environment Senuri Vithanage -
Smartwatches track our heart rate, oxygen levels, and sleep. They tell us when something is off before we even...

What Makes Plants Grow Faster in Early Stages? Scientists Find the Answer

Environment Senuri Vithanage -
Scientists have recently found new information about how young plants survive before they can use sunlight. Their study is...

Is It Finally Possible to Watch Plants Breathe in Real Time?

Environment Senuri Vithanage -
Scientists have long known that plants take in and release gases through tiny leaf openings called stomata. They are...

Sri Lanka pioneers PLANT – Preserving Land & Nature – to go beyond species conservation to ecosystem conservation

Asia Savithri Rodrigo -
Colombo Sri Lanka (Commonwealth Union)_Sri Lanka is one of 34 biodiversity hotspots in the world holding the highest biodiversity...

Citizen scientist’s role for native plants

Science & Tech S De Silva -
Science & Technology, Australia (Commonwealth Union) – A new study has found that nearly 4000 Australian plant species have...

Pakistan’s nuclear power plants’ safety as world-class- IAEA chief

Asia Sarojini P -
Pakistan (Commonwealth Union)_ According to Radio Pakistan, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi described Pakistan's...
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New, device identifies glow emission by plants in tracking their health

Environment S De Silva -
Agriculture & Climate change, Canada (Commonwealth Union) – The identification of specific features and patterns such as specific proteins,...

Scientist to grow plants on moon

Environment S De Silva -
unorthodox move of growing plants on the moon possibly as early as 2025. Australian space start-up Lunaria One's Australian Lunar...

Plants improve soil and water filtration

Environment Wasana Nadeeshani -
In today's dynamic environment where heavy metal contamination has grown to be a more significant issue, phytoremediation can be...

Plants around schools protect kids from air pollution

Environment S De Silva -
UK (CU)_- Plants have always been known to be a health asset, where they provide us with oxygen and...

Ford announces $3.7 billion in new investments at plants in the Midwest

Global Sarojini P -
Detroit, USA (CU)_ According to the latest announcement from Ford Motor Co., the automaker plans for additional multibillion-dollar capital...

Indian steel giant’s UK plants behind the world’s largest offshore wind farm

Environment Veronica Elishya -
PORT TALBOT (CU)_The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which is currently under construction off the east coast of Yorkshire, England,...

GM extends shutdowns at several plants due to semiconductor chip shortage

Business & Trade Michael Alfonsia -
(CU)_American multinational carmaker General Motors says it is extending temporary shutdowns at three of its North American plants owing...