Spirit Island, Jasper National Park, Canada (IMAGE)

Columbia University

Spirit Island, Jasper National Park, Canada

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Spirit Island, Jasper National Park, Canada. “When we take a walk in the woods, we think of the trees and plants around us as typical solids," professor Ozgur Sahin said. "This research shows that we should really think of those trees and plants as towers of water holding sugars and proteins in place."

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Photo credit: Terry Ott

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