botany
Trees have electric auras
A team at Bristol University found that the flower visits of bees are guided by their ability to detect and ‘read’ the electric fields around the blossoms.
Fred Hageneder
28 March 2013
FRED HAGENEDER’S GATEWAY TO THE MEANING OF TREES IN CULTURE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
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climate care
Omission of forests’ impact renders climate models faulty
Pressure on the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) mounts to stop intentionally excluding tree canopy effects on measurements and climate modelling.
Fred Hageneder
16 January 2012
climate care
Forests ‘activate’ coastal seas
The positive influence forests have on ocean ecology and biodiversity was put to good use by a Japanese oyster farmer who received a UN Forest Heroes Award.
Fred Hageneder
28 December 2011
climate care
The real importance of the Amazon rainforest
Not only the climate of South America depends on the ‘water management’ of the Amazon rainforest but the global climate of the entire northern hemisphere.
Fred Hageneder
28 March 2010
climate care
Tree vapours cool planet
New discoveries show that tree vapours cool the planet, and that protecting old-growth forests would be one of the best ways to counteract global heating.
Fred Hageneder
29 October 2008
botany
Trees improve human health
Forest time reduces the level of stress chemicals in the body, boosts the immune system and hence helps to ward off viruses, bacteria and even tumours.
Fred Hageneder
10 May 2008
botany
The world’s oldest spruce found in Sweden
Beneath a spruce tree in Sweden scientists found ancient spruce remains (cones and wood) of the same genetic make-up, pointing to a vast age for this tree.
Fred Hageneder
28 February 2008
botany
Oldest DNA samples found on Greenland
The oldest authenticated DNA was recovered from ancient biological material, helping to reconstruct past habitats eliminated by natural climate change.
Fred Hageneder
28 July 2007
cultural history
Prehistoric forest discovered near London
A mile and a half of prehistoric mixed forest of oak, ash, alder, Scots pine, and yew has been discovered on the south bank of the Thames.
Fred Hageneder
29 October 1998
conservation
Rainforest vs new diseases
Destruction of tropical rainforest is often followed by the outbreak of new diseases. An unknown virus was discovered in the blood of the workmen…
Fred Hageneder
28 October 1998
botany
Trees have electric auras
A team at Bristol University found that the flower visits of bees are guided by their ability to detect and ‘read’ the electric fields around the blossoms.
Fred Hageneder
28 March 2013
climate care
Omission of forests’ impact renders climate models faulty
Pressure on the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) mounts to stop intentionally excluding tree canopy effects on measurements and climate modelling.
Fred Hageneder
16 January 2012
climate care
Forests ‘activate’ coastal seas
The positive influence forests have on ocean ecology and biodiversity was put to good use by a Japanese oyster farmer who received a UN Forest Heroes Award.
Fred Hageneder
28 December 2011
climate care
The real importance of the Amazon rainforest
Not only the climate of South America depends on the ‘water management’ of the Amazon rainforest but the global climate of the entire northern hemisphere.
Fred Hageneder
28 March 2010
climate care
Tree vapours cool planet
New discoveries show that tree vapours cool the planet, and that protecting old-growth forests would be one of the best ways to counteract global heating.
Fred Hageneder
29 October 2008
botany
Trees improve human health
Forest time reduces the level of stress chemicals in the body, boosts the immune system and hence helps to ward off viruses, bacteria and even tumours.
Fred Hageneder
10 May 2008
botany
The world’s oldest spruce found in Sweden
Beneath a spruce tree in Sweden scientists found ancient spruce remains (cones and wood) of the same genetic make-up, pointing to a vast age for this tree.
Fred Hageneder
28 February 2008
botany
Oldest DNA samples found on Greenland
The oldest authenticated DNA was recovered from ancient biological material, helping to reconstruct past habitats eliminated by natural climate change.
Fred Hageneder
28 July 2007
cultural history
Prehistoric forest discovered near London
A mile and a half of prehistoric mixed forest of oak, ash, alder, Scots pine, and yew has been discovered on the south bank of the Thames.
Fred Hageneder
29 October 1998
conservation
Rainforest vs new diseases
Destruction of tropical rainforest is often followed by the outbreak of new diseases. An unknown virus was discovered in the blood of the workmen…
Fred Hageneder
28 October 1998