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A Few Small Steps For Bigger Returns
Did you know that in 1986, Pat Riley, the then coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, applied a simple, yet incredibly powerful strategy in order to win the NBA Championships? ... More
Common misconceptions: Things we know that just aren't so
We all live with misconceptions about the world. This is quite normal. No one can be an expert in everything, so we simplify our learning into easy-to-remember snippets, which are often very close to the truth, but never quite there. ... More
'Super Broccoli' takes brassica family to Chelsea Flower Show
Warwick HRI, the University of Warwick's plant research Department, has created a stand at the world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London this week. However the star exhibit in their garden won't be multicoloured flowers or a soothing water feature.... More
Old leaves need to die in time or they will bring
In a study from the November issue of The American Naturalist, researchers Alex Boonman and co-workers from the Netherlands show that it is beneficial for plants growing in a dense stand to shed their oldest, lower leaves once these become shaded.... More
Male Plant Species Eradicates Hermaphrodite Relatives
Oxford University biologists have found a striking example of apparent on-going extinction in a European plant species. This confirms that biodiversity can be threatened when one type of plant species eradicates its relative by swamping it with incompatible pollen.... More
Trees appear to respond slower to climate change than previously thought
Genetic analysis of living spruce trees provides strong evidence for the presence of a tree refuge in Alaska during the height of the last glacial period (17,000 to 25,000 years ago), and suggests that trees cannot migrate in response to climate change as quickly as some scientists thought.... More
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