Plants /tags/plants Plants en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT Plant libraries hold essential clues about climate change, but they're vulnerable to funding cuts /2025-02-24/plant-libraries-herbaria-closures-climate-change Scientists say amid climate change and biodiversity loss, the world’s herbaria could hold the keys to overcoming the crises in their folders of dried plant specimens. But their future is in question amid cuts to research and education funding. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-02-24/plant-libraries-herbaria-closures-climate-change Kate Grumke In a race to save rare plants, MoBot scientists study which survive best in St. Louis /health-science-environment/2022-01-20/in-a-race-to-save-rare-plants-mobot-scientists-study-which-survive-best-in-st-louis Nearly half of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction. New research from the Missouri Botanical Garden aims to better predict which species can be grown outdoors in St. Louis. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:06:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-01-20/in-a-race-to-save-rare-plants-mobot-scientists-study-which-survive-best-in-st-louis Shahla Farzan Goats Munch Their Way Through Invasive Plants In Webster Groves /2021-08-10/goats-munch-their-way-through-invasive-plants-in-webster-groves Webster Groves is wrapping up a pilot project to see if goats are an option to help eliminate invasive plants throughout the city. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:02:08 GMT /2021-08-10/goats-munch-their-way-through-invasive-plants-in-webster-groves Wayne Pratt Botanical Garden Looks At Effects Of Climate Change On Midwest Plants /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-27/botanical-garden-looks-at-effects-of-climate-change-on-midwest-plants With the United Nations and New York City hosting Climate Week 2019 this week, climate change has been on the minds of many. But what does climate change… Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:55:32 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-27/botanical-garden-looks-at-effects-of-climate-change-on-midwest-plants Lara Hamdan Danforth Center, Wash U Scientists Study Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels On Plants /health-science-environment/2019-09-11/danforth-center-wash-u-scientists-study-increasing-carbon-dioxide-levels-on-plants Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Washington University are studying the long-term consequences of exposing plants to high levels… Wed, 11 Sep 2019 05:16:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-09-11/danforth-center-wash-u-scientists-study-increasing-carbon-dioxide-levels-on-plants Eli Chen Food As Medicine: How Some Physicians And Nutritionists Are Working To Transform Health Care /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-06-05/food-as-medicine-how-some-physicians-and-nutritionists-are-working-to-transform-health-care There is a movement growing among health advocates to better understand how more nutritious food can help combat chronic illnesses and pharmaceutical drug… Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:15:32 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-06-05/food-as-medicine-how-some-physicians-and-nutritionists-are-working-to-transform-health-care Lara Hamdan Plant-based restaurant options, lifestyles grow on St. Louisans /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-07-12/plant-based-restaurant-options-lifestyles-grow-on-st-louisans While in 2014 just 1 percent of U.S. consumers claimed to be vegan, in 2017, about 6 percent made that claim. With a 600 percent increase in just three… Thu, 12 Jul 2018 21:21:50 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-07-12/plant-based-restaurant-options-lifestyles-grow-on-st-louisans Caitlin Lally St. Louis resident 'sues' invasive bush honeysuckle /health-science-environment/2018-04-05/st-louis-resident-sues-invasive-bush-honeysuckle This week, in the hallowed halls of the historic Old Courthouse in St. Louis, a local woodworker sued a shrub.In an educational mock trial held Wednesday,… Thu, 05 Apr 2018 21:37:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-04-05/st-louis-resident-sues-invasive-bush-honeysuckle Shahla Farzan Study says hiking, biking and other nature-loving activities are major threats to rare plants /health-science-environment/2016-10-20/study-says-hiking-biking-and-other-nature-loving-activities-are-major-threats-to-rare-plants Outdoor activities like hiking and camping can help people appreciate nature and encourage public support for conservation, but a new study finds that… Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:33:26 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-10-20/study-says-hiking-biking-and-other-nature-loving-activities-are-major-threats-to-rare-plants Eli Chen 5 fun facts you may not know about poinsettias — and a few myths busted /health-science-environment/2015-12-31/5-fun-facts-you-may-not-know-about-poinsettias-and-a-few-myths-busted Poinsettias are sold by the millions every year, almost all of them between Thanksgiving and Christmas. As popular as these holiday flowers are, there… Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:19:36 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-12-31/5-fun-facts-you-may-not-know-about-poinsettias-and-a-few-myths-busted