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Bioenergy, Pros and Cons

By: Olivia Quinn, Journalist
Bioenergy, like all other renewable energy types has its pros and cons, do its pros outweigh the cons? Is Bioenergy a truly viable renewable energy, or is it not reliable?
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What Goes In Fertilizer

By: Kaden Brock, Journalist
There are many different kinds of fertilizer each with its benefits and disadvantages, it's all a matter of choice and deciding which one you want to pick and what you think is the best choice for your plant. People all around the world like to use fertilizer, and it's used for growing, vegetables, fruits, and grains.
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How To Use The ZipGrow Hydroponic Systems

How To Use The ZipGrow Hydroponic Systems

The ZipGrow tower is a vertical hydroponic system that grows produce. What makes hydroponic systems grow plants fast and healthy are nutrients among other materials that are combined with the water. Here are some tips and instructions for gardening with a few tools.
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The Potato Plant And How To Plant Them

By: Eva Huang, Journalist
Have you ever wondered what the potato plant is, and how to grow it? Probably not.. but here it is anyways.
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Ricin: The Most Effective Poison

By: Jason Reznikov, Journalist
Ricin is an extremely effective poison. In just minute doses, ricin is extremely deadly.
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Houseplants Modified To Reduce Air Pollutions

By: Valery Cordon, Journalist
Neo-P1 has been genetically modified to produce metabolic pathways capable of detoxifying air pollutants. It works, for example, by converting chemicals to sugars and nitrogen oxides (noxious substances) into an ATP molecule, which the plant can then use to produce proteins.
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New Light-Regulating Smart Windows For Greenhouses

By: Lena Tosounidis, Reporter

We all know greenhouses. They're the special buildings that allow people to grow crops in inconvenient conditions. As the world's population increases, the amount of available and appropriate farmland...

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How to Create Colorful Plant Dyes

By: Sara Beese, Journalist
Now-a-days, your clothes are probably dyed with mass produced factory products. But this has not always been the case, dyes used to be made out of plants.
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How Do Plants Survive Without Sun?

How Do Plants Survive Without Sun?

According to new research out of the John Innes Centre in the U.K., plants perform a complex calculation to figure out how much of stored energy to use during the night. The plants actually ration that...

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Can We Grow Plants With Martian Soil?

Can We Grow Plants With Martian Soil?

NASA is trying to grow potato plants using Martian soil. Martian soil does have the nutrients plants need to survive on Mars, but there may not the right amount of nutrients, so fertilizers will be...

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How To Construct And Design A Vertical Gardening Pipe

How To Construct And Design A Vertical Gardening Pipe

How can an individual's plants and flowers be organized into a specific object without having to take up a large amount of space within an apartment, a house, or in a garden? The vertical gardening pipe...

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