Ecology is based on perfect synchronicity: plants bloom just as pollinators emerge; caterpillars hatch when young leaves are available; and birds migrate to coincide with the peak of food resources. This timing of natural events is known as phenology. One example of this is the early arrival of spring. Due to global warming, phenology is accelerating: [...]
A group of researchers from the University of California Riverside (United States) revealed that plants produce their own medicine, specifically salicylic acid (aspirin), as a means of regulation and protection against the stress produced by the various threats present in their environment, such as insects, excessive heat and drought. The study, published in the journal Science [...]
