Sentences with phrase «ancient plant leaf»

The findings are based on analyses of ancient plant leaf wax found in the sediments of the Gulf of Guinea in combination with computer models of the climate system.

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They then injected half the leaves with the usual cacao fungi and exposed the plants to another, pathogenic fungus that causes black pod, an ancient scourge.

By analyzing the leaf wax from ancient marine sediments, the team determined the region's past rainfall patterns and also gathered clues about what types of plants were growing.

The ancient flowering plant, Archaefructus liaoningensis, resembles a modern - day buttercup, with slender stems and three - lobed leaves.

For the ancient DNA analysis, the team used methods pioneered by paleogeneticist Eske Willerslev of the University of Copenhagen to recover and sequence genetic material left behind in sediments even after the plants that originally contained it have disintegrated.

Seeds have thus recycled an ancient terrestrial plant protection mechanism that allows their leaves to be covered with an impermeable film preventing excessive transpiration.

Both the roots and leaves of this ancient plant have been brewed into tea that can be drunk, or more effectively, used as an inhalant to decongest your sinuses and nasal passages.

Since ancient times, a large number of medicines have been derived from the sticky resin in the leaves and blossoms of the hemp plant.

The fruit, seeds, peel, bark, and leaves of the plant have been extensively used in the ancient Ayurveda system of medicine to treat a wide variety of health conditions, from diarrhea and intestinal worms to cardiovascular issues and hemorrhoids.

I don't idealize the ancient diet, because we can't really fully know it, but realistically I'd have to guess that besides plants (and bugs), like someone else mentioned, it probably included whatever else was easy to procure, (considering it wouldn't make sense to expend more calories hunting down food than you would receive from consuming it) like mussels, clams, crabs, snails, some fish, maybe small animals, but I bet the taste for meat came from observing REAL carnivores consuming flesh, and maybe leaving carcasses behind.

These ancient herbal plant blends offer antioxidant benefits in their tiny leaves, and we combine these wonder herbs with enticing ingredients such as ginger root and mint to result in superb tea bags that are as delicious as they are healthy.

Speak to ancient aboriginal spirits and daub on body paint that has been made from the leaves of forest plants.

Within the sediment, they found plant - leaf wax, an indication of ancient vegetation.

Researchers have used plant fossils, such as this Ginkgo leaf, to determine ancient CO2 concentrations and plot out a record spanning back over 420 million years (Credit: Dana Royer)

Designs of ancient architectural products contained repetitive stylized floral and leaves motifs - garlands and leaves of laurel, eucalyptus, acanthus, palm, and grape vines... Joyful embroidery like leaves of western plants and bold flowers, carved in marble or molded in gypsum with deep relief design are impressive and picturesque shadows giving a majestic effect.