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Heat stress: The climate is putting European forests under heavy pressure
No year since weather records began was as hot and dry as 2018. A first comprehensive analysis of the consequences of this drought and heat event shows that central European forests experienced a long-term damage. Even tree species…Questionable extension of Access and Benefit Sharing
Interesting new read on the expansion of the CBD Nagoya Protocol regulations to include "digital sequence information". The authors advocate to rethink the global policy of Access and Benefit Sharing. The article explains the importance…
Botanica Sudalpina Conference 2020
Botanica Sudalpina Conference 2020 will be held 20–21 November 2020, at the Natural History Museum of canton Ticino, Lugano TI,Switzerland. Satellite events on Friday November 20Main conference on Saturday November 21Local field trips…
Bumblebees speed up flowering
Bumblebees speed up flowering: If they find too little pollen, they pierce the leaves of non-flowering plants in order to force them to produce flowers more quickly. When pollen is in short supply, bumblebees damage plant leaves in a way…
How Venus Flytraps Snap
The Venus flytrap plant catches spiders and insects by snapping its trap leaves. This mechanism is activated when unsuspecting prey touch highly sensitive trigger hairs twice within 30 seconds. A study led by researchers at the…
Counting wheat heads for more ecology
To Achim Walter, professor at ETH Zurich and member of the Swiss Plant Science Web it is clear: The budding artificial intelligence will decisively advance agroecology. But before we can harvest the fruits of AI, computers still have a lot…swissuniversities: Call for reviewers for the National Program Open Science I (2021-2024)
At the request of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SEFRI), and in collaboration with the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), swissuniversities has developed a national Open Access Strategy and its related…Forum für Wissen 2020: Biodiversität im Schweizer Wald
Am Donnerstag, 26. November 2020 findet an der WSL das Forum für Wissen 2020: Biodiversität im Schweizer Wald statt. Schutz und Förderung der Biodiversität sind heute Bestandteile einer nachhaltig ausgerichteten, multifunktionalen…
feminno – innovation and career development program for female scientists
feminno offers mentoring and career development for female scientists interested in innovation. The fourth call for applications for the feminno program is open until July 30th, 2020. The program addresses female researchers from Life…