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A study from Kobe University has uncovered a surprising partnership between Japanese red elder plants and Heterhelus beetles.

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Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

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University of Stirling research is reshaping how woodlands are created across the UK. A new study, led by Dr. Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, a Senior Lecturer in Nature-based Solutions at the University's ...

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