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Plants talk and share resources using a underground network called the 'Wood Wide Web'
Scientists in Austria have modified yeast to suck CO2 out of the air
Two residential towers in Milan have over 900 trees and 11,000 plants
There are so many different soaps to choose from - is one better than another?
Dr Morell studies cetaceans' ears to help pinpoint activities that may cause hearing loss
West Africa's first drone corridor, in Njala, could transform Sierra Leone's healthcare
The global spread of the Covid-19 disease has thrown the world into uncertainty
Could one of your microscopic housemates contain a new antibiotic, or help make biofuel?
Many scientists say boycotting palm oil could actually increase deforestation
Analysing fossil tracks can reveal how dinosaurs moved and behaved
As groundwater supplies dwindle in rural India, farmers turn to wastewater to grow crops.
The "Wall of Wind" tests building materials and designs against hurricane-strength winds
Biologist Dr Luke Rendell thinks he knows what sperm whales are saying
How edible bugs could help fight food security problems in West Africa
Spiders instinctively know how to use silk and build the complex structure of a web
Professor Richard Easther from the University of Auckland, New Zealand discusses.
Katie Herlingshaw explains why the aurora often appear as such a vivid green colour.
If the fundamental building blocks of matter act randomly, how can we predict anything?
What clever adaptations allow birds to cope with low oxygen, high altitude conditions?
Anand is a science broadcaster and multimedia producer. He ed CrowdScience in 2016 and has also worked as a filmmaker at the Royal Institution.
