Deforestation in the tropics linked to a reduction in rainfall
Deforestation is resulting in reduced rainfall across large parts of the tropics, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
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Nanomedicine targeting hypothalamic lipid metabolism can be a potential approach for controlling obesity
The imbalance between dietary intake and output that results from metabolic disorders like obesity disrupts energy homeostasis. Despite significant advances in understanding the pathogenesis of these metabolic disorders, ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 1, 2023
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Towering wildfire clouds are affecting the stratosphere and the climate, demonstrates study
Images of vast clouds of wildfire smoke towering into the sky have become all too familiar during the recent years of record-breaking fires across the western United States and elsewhere. Now, a team of atmospheric scientists ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
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Tracing the evolution of shiitake mushrooms
Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their nutrients—the shii tree, a Japanese relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2023
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Complex seismic tremor detected at Italy's Mefite d'Ansanto gas field
At one of the world's largest emission fields of non-volcanic carbon dioxide in southern Italy, researchers have detected a complex variety of seismic tremor signals, captured by a seismic array deployed in the region in ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
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Woodcocks have the brightest white feathers ever measured
The mainly brown woodcock uses its bright white tail feathers to communicate in semi-darkness, reflecting 30% more light than any other known bird.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2023
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Survey: Half of Americans uncertain about ability to identify false political claims
Only 8% of nearly 25,000 Americans correctly identified all false political claims presented to them as part of a recent national survey.
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
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How did the forest develop at the Hailuogou glacier area?
Since the mid-19th century, increasing temperatures have resulted in the retreat of mountain glaciers on all continents. When glaciers retreat, they leave "glacial debris." This debris serves as new substrate for soil and ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
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Researchers reveal molecular mechanism of freeze tolerance adaptation in Amur sleeper
Some thermostatic vertebrates hibernate in extremely cold environments, while ectothermic animals migrate to relatively warmer areas or produce antifreeze proteins to prevent their body fluids from freezing, as in the case ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2023
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New mycorrhizal dominance mechanism drives scale-dependent biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships
The ecological impact of biodiversity ecosystem functioning (BEF) is currently one of the most vibrant research areas in ecology. In forest ecosystems, however, BEF relationships tend to be spatially scale dependent. These ...
Ecology
Mar 1, 2023
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