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Monthly Archives: June 2014

Trichomes make a plant feel at home

Posted on June 4, 2014 by James Hamlin

Anna Tiley, policy and communications intern at the Society of Biology, explores one of the ways in which plants have adapted to their lifestyle. This piece was originally posted on ScienceSays. One of the main differences between plants and animals is that plants don’t move very much. This can pose a major challenge as it … Continue reading »

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What is natural capital?

Posted on June 2, 2014 by James Hamlin

Daija Angeli, project officer in the Natural Capital Initiative (NCI), works with the term natural capital every day. When a member of NCI’s Steering Group mentioned that people don’t know what it means until you tell them about bumblebees and apple trees, she thought it was time to reflect on the term again. Most of … Continue reading »

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