Author: marccurran

IBDP Internal Assessment: Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring Transpiration in Plants

IBDP Internal Assessment: Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring Transpiration in Plants

Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from plant leaves through stomata. The rate of transpiration is strongly affected by temperature, which influences both the evaporation of water from mesophyll cells and the aperture of stomata. In this investigation, you will use a potometer to measure water uptake as a proxy for transpiration rate across … Continue reading IBDP Internal Assessment: Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring Transpiration in Plants

This Week in Science: Impossible LEDs, Hidden Neutron Stars and the Mystery of the Right Hand

This Week in Science: Impossible LEDs, Hidden Neutron Stars and the Mystery of the Right Hand

Six standout science stories from this week: Cambridge powers an "impossible" LED, a kimchi microbe sweeps nanoplastics from the gut, NASA's Roman telescope prepares to weigh hidden neutron stars, a plant returns from extinction in the Australian outback, a remarkable stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution, and scientists explain why humans are so overwhelmingly right-handed.