What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of April 13, 2021

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the rainforest on Panama's Barro Colorado Island

Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Thicker-leaved tropical plants may flourish under climate change

How plants will fare as carbon dioxide levels continue to rise is a tricky question

How plants will fare as carbon dioxide levels continue to rise is a tricky question and, researchers say, especially vexing in the tropics. Some aspects of plants’ survival may get easier, some parts will get harder, and there will be winners and losers. The resulting shifts

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plants began to produce attractive flowers

Tue, 13 Apr 2021
How the Chicxulub impact gave rise to modern rainforests

New study reveals role of ancient asteroid impact in today’s rainforests

Tropical rainforests today are biodiversity hotspots and play an important role in the world’s climate systems. A new U.S. National Science Foundation-funded study published in

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