Antibiotics in livestock dung 'harming soil quality'
Antibiotics used on livestock can impact microbes in the soil and negatively affect soil carbon, reducing resilience to climate change, claims a study conducted in India's trans-Himalayan region.
Antibiotics used on livestock can impact microbes in the soil and negatively affect soil carbon, reducing resilience to climate change, claims a study conducted in India's trans-Himalayan region.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2023
0
8
An improved global understanding of river temperature could provide an important barometer for climate change and other human activities.
Environment
Feb 22, 2023
0
39
When it comes to being an influencer on Instagram and other social media platforms, women rule the roost. But, social media isn't the only domain where women lead—they can also be the drivers of change in their local communities ...
Agriculture
Feb 20, 2023
0
4
When bacteria interact, they give off cellular signals that can trigger a response in their neighbors, causing them to behave in different ways or produce different substances. For example, they can communicate to coordinate ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 26, 2023
0
145
Top-down approaches to tackling substance abuse in drug-ravaged parts of Colombia, Afghanistan and Myanmar are harming livelihoods, health and ecology, a new study warns.
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2023
0
10
A new study led by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences suggests that a small fraction of marine microorganisms are responsible for most of the consumption of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide in the ...
Ecology
Dec 7, 2022
0
40
Surrey's Global Center for Clean Air Research (GCARE) found that campaigns aimed at changing the behavior of parents, teachers and the local community can reduce outdoor nitrogen dioxide exposure by up to 23% compared to ...
Environment
Nov 29, 2022
0
7
An ambitious plan to sequence the genomes of all known species of euglenoids over the next decade has been launched today. The network of scientists behind the initiative believe it has the potential to drive breakthroughs ...
Biotechnology
Nov 22, 2022
0
5
Elsevier released the results of a global survey, conducted jointly with Economist Impact, showing that U.S. researchers surveyed believe the public's understanding of the scientific research process actually deteriorated ...
Other
Nov 8, 2022
0
1
The microbial world shapes essentially every facet of our lives. Whether they are in the soils where our food is grown, or the lungs of a person with an infection, or at the bottom of the ocean, microbes live in diverse communities ...
Ecology
Oct 28, 2022
0
27