What is acacia? No plants…no humanity – call for action And other stories from the XVIII International Botanical Congress Over 2,000 plant scientists from 73 nations adopted a series of motions …
Depression, yoga, tsunamis and Asian Psychiatry
This week, Melbourne is hosting the 3rd World Congress of Asian Psychiatry, exploring the interaction of Western and Eastern traditions. Asia has many mental health challenges. Some countries face …
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XVIII International Botanical Congress resolutions
Preamble As many as two-thirds of the world’s 350,000 plant species are in danger of extinction in nature during the course of the 21st century. Human beings depend on plants for almost every aspect …
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An end to rust, war on willows, protecting the potato and more – Friday at the International Botanical Congress
An end to rust? iPhones talking to the trees Protecting the potato War on willows …
The Atlas of Living Australia
Posted on behalf of Lynne Sealie, CSIRO The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) and Museum Victoria (MV) are proud to announce the launch of the Australian Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). …
Cellulose: from paper planes to powering jet planes
30% of US transport fuelled by plants by 2030 The man who heads up the world’s largest integrated bioenergy research institute is pretty confident the US will meet its target of producing 30 per cent …
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