The recycling of most of the carbon in nature depends on the breakdown of two polymers in woody matter, notably cellulose and lignin. In a paper just published in the journal Biochemistry, Richard Wolfenden, Ph.D., and colleague ...
Biochemistry
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Entropy, a measure of the molecular disorder or randomness of a system, is critical to understanding a system's physical composition. In complex physical systems, the interaction of internal elements is unavoidable, rendering ...
General Physics
Dec 4, 2019
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National Park Service scientists analyzed nearly 1 million 10-second audio recording samples from national parks across the country and discovered a small increase in bird sound detection when an aircraft sound is also detected.
Ecology
Dec 4, 2019
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NASA's Aqua satellite found that wind shear was tearing at Tropical Storm 07A in the Arabian Sea.
Environment
Dec 4, 2019
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An international group of scientists, including Andrey Savelyev, associate professor of the Institute of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Information Technologies of the IKBFU, has improved a computer program that helps ...
Astronomy
Dec 4, 2019
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Each hair-thin glass fiber in a buried fiber optic cable contains tiny internal flaws—and that's a good thing for scientists looking for new ways to collect seismic data in places from a busy urban downtown to a remote ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 4, 2019
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Unlike wine, which generally improves with time, beer does not age well. Usually within a year of bottling, the beverage starts to develop an unpleasant papery or cardboard-like flavor that drinkers describe as "stale." Now, ...
Other
Dec 4, 2019
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Business leaders and investors are increasingly rating companies not just on short-term financial performance but on their ability to create long-term value for shareholders.
Economics & Business
Dec 4, 2019
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Soya and beef from South America, timber from Russia, fish from China—in an era of globalisation, central Europe has become a market for animal and plant products from all over the world. But in addition to these tangible ...
Ecology
Dec 4, 2019
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Long considered pests by forest managers, deer and elk can help Douglas-fir seedlings thrive under certain vegetation management conditions, a five-year study by Oregon State University shows.
Ecology
Dec 4, 2019
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