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Researchers studied the conversion of savannas into oil palm plantations as a deforestation-free way of growing these plantations.

Scientists have studied the conversion of savannas into oil palm plantations © Laboratoire ECOS / EPFL A team of scientists from EPFL and

The research station at Bois-Chamblard. © Alain Herzog / EPFL A team of EPFL scientists turned Bois-Chamblard park in Buchillon, on Lake Geneva, into a temporary research station for collecting experimental data. Their goal is to better understand how anthropogenic air pollution affects plant growth. What role does air pollution play in plant growth? That’s the question a cross-disciplinary team of EPFL scientists has set out to answer. Their research method involves planting oats in boxes i...