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Trees on the edge

By Stephen Ornes / December 14, 2012

A dead beech tree in Scotland. The majority of the world’s trees, including this type, would be pushed close to the point of death in a serious drought, a new study reports. Credit: Dr. Hervé Cochard (INRA, Clermont-Ferrand, France)

Serious drought is a threat to most trees, worldwide survey finds

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged Brendan Choat, climate change, David Breshears, drought, ecology, getinvolved, global warming, plant physiology, plants, University of Arizona in Tucson, University of Western Sydney, xylem

Crime-solving camera

By Stephen Ornes / August 31, 2012

A digital camera fitted with the right filters, like the one shown here, can detect only infrared light. The crime-fighting trick can reveal bloodstains hidden behind layers of paint. Credit: bmcent1/iStockphoto

Quick-change trick allows a digital camera to photograph blood concealed by paint

Posted in Light & Radiation | Tagged blood, blood detection, camera, crime, detectives, filter, filters, forensic science, forensics, getinvolved, Glenn Porter, infrared, lens, Lenses, lenses/mirrors/filters, light, paint, photography, physics, radiation, University of Western Sydney, wavelength