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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 hours ago

Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches

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Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 hours ago
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The world’s tallest tropical trees have no trouble pumping water to their topmost branches, new research reveals. Conventional scientific theory suggests that as trees grow, it becomes harder to transport water from roots to leaves
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    The article discusses how the trees are able to do this, yet you casually berate the what that the researchers wanted to explain.

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      Let me guess without reading the article, capillary action.

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