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Ecology Apr 22, 2024

How spicy does mustard get depending on the soil?

Serious wine drinkers often have their preferences: Some prefer sweet hints of chocolate in a Malbec from Argentina, while others are drawn to a spicy and fruity Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Wine connoisseurs firmly ...

Environment Apr 4, 2024

What we know about how 'forever chemicals' affect health

Invisible, omnipresent "forever chemicals" have been linked to a wide range of serious effects on human health, prompting growing calls for them to be banned.

Environment Mar 26, 2024

This mega-city is running out of water: What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?

When Reina Cervantes Trejo heard the truck, gears grinding as it climbed the street to her house, she rushed outside.

Earth Sciences Mar 24, 2024

Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow. Here's what that could mean for your garden

With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed packs and benches are filled ...

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 21, 2024

Rose essential oil: A safe pesticide for organic agriculture

Plant-derived essential oils (EOs) find applications in various industries, such as detergents, cosmetics, pharmacology, and food additives. Moreover, EOs have an exceptional safety profile, and their numerous bioactivities ...

Environment Feb 13, 2024

Researchers investigate how lost ropes and fishing lines are handled by the Norwegian commercial fishing industry

Lost fishing lines and ropes are a growing problem. As a leading fishing nation, Norway, with its long coastline and fish-rich waters, is particularly vulnerable to marine litter. A new study from NTNU shows that only a third ...

Ecology Feb 7, 2024

Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on soil nematode community of soybean farmland

As a predator of soil microorganisms, nematodes respond rapidly to changes in soil environment, which can reflect climate conditions, ecosystem succession status, nutrient cycling and soil ecosystem health. In agroecosystems, ...

Archaeology Jan 22, 2024

A peek into the cooking pot: Burnt food remains document 5,000-year-old food preparation

Researchers from the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1266 at Kiel University (CAU) have been able to prove, in the first archaeobotanical study of burnt food residues on the surface of ceramic vessels, how varied the ...

Environment Jan 8, 2024

Senegal's small scale gold miners still use poisonous mercury: How to reduce the harm

"Do not fish in these waters." "Contains high levels of mercury."

Archaeology Jan 3, 2024

New England stone walls deserve a science of their own

The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere—a latticework of dry, lichen-crusted stone ridges ...

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