From Mexican Jumping Beans to Cyborg Plants
According to Merriam Webster, cybernetics is the science of communication and control theory that is particularly concerned with…
Plants
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The Lotus Effect: A Manifestation of Divine Purity
The lotus, a radiant and graceful aquatic plant with a magnificent ability to repel dirt, has been the…
Can Plants Talk?
Plants come across with numerous organisms in their natural environment. So how do plants communicate with all these…
Resurrection Plants
Tulips, sunflowers, roses, lilies, carnations, daisies, peas, eggplants, apple trees, and even bouquets of cut flowers for a…
A Well-designed On/Off Switch for the Cellular Pathways
In living cells, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a key molecule, which is transcribed from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and…
Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You! I Am a Stressed Plant
It was a beautiful day in the garden. There was a slight breeze moving my petals and leaves…
Health and Natural Balance with Patchouli
Studies made recently in relation to aromatherapy show that aroma can be the preparation for many important functions…
Tiny, With A Great Mission: Seeds and Bees
Plants sustain the continuity of their species through generative reproduction either with seeds or through vegetative reproduction that…
Ruminants and Their Contribution to Our Life
And surely in the cattle (feeding on the pastures of the revived earth) there is a lesson for…
Soil-Cleaning Plants
Soil has significant functions for securing the maintenance of life on earth. The food and water that plants…
Radar-Evading Moths
Members of the animal kingdom are equipped with amazing features. Every species has a particular gift for communication,…
God, the Sun, and the Plant
Have you ever wondered why plants are green? K.A. Timiryazev, a prominent Russian scientist, answered this question first…
Global Warming and Forests
Is the number and severity of floods, droughts that cause famine and deaths, forest fires, hurricanes and ice…
Genetic Engineering’s impact on our lives
Humanity’s efforts to control nature dates back as far as recorded history. However, our mastery over nature has…
Life: The Light of Existence
The universe consists of living and non-living entities which have common as well as different properties. For example,…