Heeding the heat: Desert regions may better inform the future of global temperate zones driven by climate change
When it comes to the world's climate, in the past decade, Earth keeps sending us its summer siren's call.
When it comes to the world's climate, in the past decade, Earth keeps sending us its summer siren's call.
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2022
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Tung tree is an oil-bearing woody plant species in the Euphorbiaceae family. The oil extracted from tung tree seeds, called tung oil, is an excellent dry oil that is resistant to heat, cold, acid, alkali and corrosion, and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2022
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Underneath the surface, plant roots are hard at work. Roots, of course, are how plants get water and minerals from the soil. But digging into how different root systems affect crop yields has been challenging for researchers.
Agriculture
Jun 13, 2022
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For plant biologists, understanding how plants grow and interact with soil is vital for selecting resilient crops that can efficiently take up water and nutrients. But how do you monitor what is happening underground?
Biotechnology
Jun 13, 2022
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Rutgers researchers have discovered that nitrogen-fixing bacteria hidden within leaf cells could lead to more efficient and sustainable methods of crop cultivation.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2022
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About 20 years ago, Bala Chaudhary worked in conservation and habitat restoration in California.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2022
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Plants—they're just like us, with unique techniques for handling stress. To save one of the most important crops on Earth from extreme climate swings, scientists are mapping out plants' own stress-busting strategies.
Cell & Microbiology
May 19, 2022
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What does a modern combine harvester and a Diplodocus have in common? One answer, it seems, may be their big footprints on the soil. A new study led by researchers from Sweden and Switzerland has found that the weight of ...
Agriculture
May 17, 2022
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It's no secret that Earth's biodiversity is at risk. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 26% of all mammals, 14% of birds and 41% of amphibians are currently threatened worldwide, mainly due ...
Ecology
May 17, 2022
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Plastic is a petroleum product that is extremely slow to decompose. According to the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union, a plastic bag takes 10 to 20 years, a plastic straw 200 years and a plastic bottle 450 ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2022
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