Plant landing is a major event during evolution. Accompanying their movement from aquatic to terrestrial habitats, different evolutionary plant lineages have evolved distinct characteristic body plans and anatomical structures, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 22, 2022
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Biophysicists from the University of Luxembourg have uncovered how microplankton—key photosynthetic organisms which produce nearly 50% of the oxygen we breathe—adopt a thrifty lifestyle when nutrients turn limiting. They ...
Evolution
Nov 22, 2022
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The world could still, theoretically, meet its goal of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius, a level many scientists consider a dangerous threshold. Realistically, that's unlikely to happen.
Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2022
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South Africa is famous for its amazingly rich and diverse fossil record. The country's rocks document more than 3.5 billion years of life on Earth: ancient forms of bacterial life, the emergence of life onto land, the evolution ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 22, 2022
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The Sun is much more than just a source of light for Earth—it's a dynamic and complex star, with storms, flares, and movement causing it to change constantly. Magnetic fields govern most of the solar activity we can observe ...
Astronomy
Nov 22, 2022
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Improving supports for older adults who experience homelessness in three major Canadian cities is the focus of an ongoing study being led by Simon Fraser University adjunct professor Sarah Canham.
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2022
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Citizen science is touted as a way for the general public to contribute to producing new knowledge. But citizen science volunteers don't always represent a broad cross-section of society. Rather, they're often white, male, ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2022
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Few things say summer in America more than buttery corn on the cob, but as summer temperatures climb to unprecedented levels, the future of sweet corn may not be so sweet. New University of Illinois research shows sweet corn ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2022
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A new study has revealed how the glass-like shells of diatoms help these microscopic organisms perform photosynthesis in dim conditions. A better understanding of how these phytoplankton harvest and interact with light could ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 22, 2022
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Almost all buildings today are built using similar conventional technologies and manufacturing and construction processes. These processes use a lot of energy and produce huge carbon emissions.
Biotechnology
Nov 22, 2022
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