adaptation – Athens Science Observer https://athensscienceobserver.com A Closer Look at the Science Around Us Mon, 15 May 2017 12:46:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i1.wp.com/athensscienceobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-eye512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 adaptation – Athens Science Observer https://athensscienceobserver.com 32 32 94425623 Adaptation: a much longer version of Acclimatization https://athensscienceobserver.com/2017/05/15/adaptation-a-much-longer-version-of-acclimatization/ Mon, 15 May 2017 12:46:00 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=6801 As my avid followers will recall, I ended my previous blog post with a brief discussion on the important distinction between acclimatization and adaptation. That blog post featured an in-depth look at acclimatization using my recent trip to Nepal as an example. For this blog post, I will focus on adaptation. Adaptation has quite a […]

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]]> 6801 Life Finds a Way: 4 Ways Plants Deal with Extremes in Water Availability https://athensscienceobserver.com/2015/09/29/life-finds-a-way-4-ways-plants-deal-with-extremes-in-water-availability/ Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:56:01 +0000 https://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=1513 Water availability has come up in recent news cycles as we face record droughts in the American west, depletion of aquifers in the Great Plains, and increasing flooding across the US due to climate change. When we face these issues, we turn to either technology to find a solution, or our mobility to remove or […]

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