Scientists identify five new plant species in Bolivia
Scientists have identified five new plant species in the Bolivian Andes.
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Scientists seek better understanding of Earth's atmospheric chemistry by studying Mars
Long-term studies of ozone and water vapor in the atmosphere of Mars could lead to better understanding of atmospheric chemistry for the Earth. A new analysis of data from ESA's Mars Express mission has revealed that our ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 23, 2021
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AI spots shipwrecks from the ocean surface and from the air
In collaboration with the United States Navy's Underwater Archaeology Branch, I taught a computer how to recognize shipwrecks on the ocean floor from scans taken by aircraft and ships on the surface. The computer model we ...
Archaeology
Jul 23, 2021
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Trailblazing standard set to tackle plastic pellet pollution
Retailers concerned by the ever-growing scourge of marine plastic pollution can, at long last, take practical action to tackle an entirely preventable form of plastic pollution within their supply chains. From July 2021, ...
Economics & Business
Jul 23, 2021
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How a sudden stratospheric warming affected the Northern Hemisphere
Weather is a tricky science—even more so at very high altitudes, with a mix of plasma and neutral particles.
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2021
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Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO 'in danger' listing
Australia on Friday avoided having the Great Barrier Reef listed as an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, despite extensive climate change-fuelled damage to the ecosystem's corals.
Ecology
Jul 23, 2021
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Monsoon floods leave thousands stranded in India
The Indian Navy and Air Force joined rescue efforts in the western state of Maharashtra on Friday after heavy monsoon rains left thousands stranded in floods and landslides that have killed at least three people.
Environment
Jul 23, 2021
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Philippines approves GMO 'golden rice' for commercial production
The Philippines became the world's first country Friday to approve the commercial production of genetically modified "golden rice" that experts hope will combat childhood blindness and save lives in the developing world.
Biotechnology
Jul 23, 2021
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The physics of climate change was described in the 1800s by scientist Eunice Foote
Long before the current political divide over climate change, and even before the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), an American scientist named Eunice Foote documented the underlying cause of today's climate change crisis.
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2021
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Beetroot dye helps biologists 'track and trace' symbiotic fungi for sustainable farming
Almost all crop plants form associations with a particular type of fungi—called arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi—in the soil, which greatly expand their root surface area. This mutually beneficial interaction boosts the plant's ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2021
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