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QuickCheck: Is there a plant in the world that looks like a pair of lips?

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QuickCheck: Is there a plant in the world that looks like a pair of lips?

As the Louis Armstrong classic goes: “You must remember this. A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh.” Just make sure that the one doing the kissing is actually a human and not the Psychotria Elata plant in disguise! We’ve all heard of tulips, but is it true that there is … Read more

Even gardens have a carbon footprint. Here’s how to reduce the climate impact of urban farming

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Even gardens have a carbon footprint. Here’s how to reduce the climate impact of urban farming

Urban gardening might seem fairly innocuous when it comes to its overall carbon footprint, but when compared to conventional agriculture, a study released earlier this year would suggest otherwise.  The study, published in January in the science journal Nature, found the carbon footprint of food from urban agriculture is six times greater than conventional agriculture. But there are … Read more