(Phys.org)—Researchers at Oregon State University for the first time have confirmed some of the mechanisms by which overfishing and nitrate pollution can help destroy coral reefs – it appears they allow an overgrowth ...
Environment
Sep 19, 2012
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How is it that some people who apparently freeze to death, with no heart rate or respiration for extended periods, can be brought back to life with no long-term negative health consequences? New findings from the laboratory ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2010
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Scientists from INRA and Lorraine University in France unraveled a key mechanism in the symbiosis between fungi and trees. During this mutually beneficial interaction, the fungus takes control of its host plant by injecting ...
Biotechnology
May 20, 2014
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When there is little water available for plants to grow, their roots form alliances with soil microbes that can promote plant growth even under water-limiting conditions, according to research published Oct. 31 by Daniele ...
Biotechnology
Oct 31, 2012
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The discovery of two new and unusual species of diatoms (phytoplankton) in Hawaiian waters was announced by a team of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the Department of Oceanography's Center for Microbial Oceanography: ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 15, 2022
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As a young child spending time on her grandparents' rice farm in the Philippines, Shelley Lumba grew up understanding the benefits of the Green Revolution—the period in the 1950s and 60s when many technological advances ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2022
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Digging new ponds and resurrecting old "ghost ponds" can be done by landowners to revitalize biodiversity in natural and farmland landscapes, say UCL researchers in a new how-to guide for turning degraded ponds into thriving ...
Ecology
Oct 30, 2023
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They can defuse bombs, help decontaminate nuclear power plants, even vacuum the living room floor without bashing into the furniture or knocking over a vase.
Robotics
May 13, 2011
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich biologists have studied the evolutionary history of symbioses between tropical ants and their plant hosts. The results show that such relationships are not fixed, and that initial symbionts ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2015
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Fungi play significant ecological and economic roles. They can break down organic matter, cause devastating agricultural blights, enter into symbiotic relationships to protect and nourish plants, or offer a tasty repast. ...
Biotechnology
May 3, 2011
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