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Panama forest trees are growing longer roots to survive drought

In Panama’s tropical forests, trees are quietly rewriting the rules of survival. Faced with longer, harsher dry spells, they ...
The New York Times

A Fern’s ‘Zombie’ Fronds Sprout Unusual Roots

In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists found the first known plant species to transform decaying tissue into a new source of nutrients. By Douglas Main In the rainforests of western Panama, the ...
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The astonishing underground sounds from the largest organism on Earth, and how they could help soothe your stress away

Pando is the largest organism on Earth, consisting of about 40,000 genetically identical trees. Sound designer Jeff Rice recorded what this organism's vast root system sounds like in a rainstorm. The ...
Science Daily

Seeing the unseen: Birth and death of tree roots under a future atmosphere

Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes trees to put more resource into developing root systems below ground. Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes trees to put more resource ...