December 2011
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UberFacts: A thirsty plant will literally cry for... →
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Scientists have learned that plants do indeed cry out when they need attention.
We just haven’t heard them because the sounds made by a thirsty plant are about five times higher-pitched than we can hear. But scientists with tiny specialized microphones have heard corn plants calling for…
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Prescribed burning
This week we have witnessed the devastating impacts of an escaped prescribed burn on the Margaret River Community, but Margaret River residents are not the only ones losing their homes. What we don’t see are the thousands of native animals and plants that are killed every year by the WA Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC’s) reckless prescribed burning program.
In the same week...