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08/08/12 | Bremen, Germany

Air pollution makes carnivorous plants lose appetite

Air pollution causes insect-capturing round-leaf sundew to satisfy more of its nutritional needs via its roots, instead of by eating flies and other insects. This is shown in a new Swedish-British study recently published in the scientific journal New Phytologist.

Discussions | Climate Change

20/07/12 | Bremen, Germany

Climate Change May Revert African Savannahs to Forests by 2100

A study by German researchers shows that the continuously rising atmospheric carbon dioxide level may lead to the growth of many trees in African savannahs by 2010. These would then no longer be savannahs, but forests. According to the study, dense woods could develop in Africa if a certain carbon dioxide level is exceeded.

Discussions | Climate Change

20/07/12 | Southern Ocean

Dumping Iron at Sea Does Sink Carbon

In the search for methods to limit global warming, it seems that stimulating the growth of algae in the oceans might be an efficient way of removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere after all.