Five lessons to level up conservation successfully
Conservation needs to scale successfully to protect nature. A new paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution takes lessons from around the world to show how that might be done.
Conservation needs to scale successfully to protect nature. A new paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution takes lessons from around the world to show how that might be done.
Ecology
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A team led by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory identified and successfully demonstrated a new method to process a plant-based material called nanocellulose that reduced energy needs by ...
Biotechnology
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A crust-like miniature dot lichen recently discovered in Bavaria shows lots of ability to protect itself from the sun and herbivores. An international team of SNSB researchers found certain genes in the sequenced lichen genome ...
Ecology
Sep 6, 2024
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Physicists at the University of Bonn and the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) have created a one-dimensional gas out of light. This has enabled them to test theoretical predictions about the transition into this ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 6, 2024
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In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a research group led by Prof. Du Weiguo from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed that the transcription factor ...
Ecology
Sep 6, 2024
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A monoclonal antibody appears effective at neutralizing the numerous variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related viruses in animals that could pose a threat if they were to begin spreading in people. The antibody, called SC27, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 6, 2024
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One of the most promising strategies being investigated to mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)—a byproduct of electricity and heat production, transportation, and other industries—is the process of electrochemical ...
Analytical Chemistry
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A study has shown that a type of non-coding RNA molecule could play a role in the development of skin diseases—like eczema or psoriasis—and highlights an important molecular mechanism for driving genetic evolution.
Evolution
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Bacteria use their internal 24-hour clocks to anticipate the arrival of new seasons, according to research carried out with the assistance of an "ice bucket challenge."
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 6, 2024
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Typically, electrons are free agents that can move through most metals in any direction. When they encounter an obstacle, the charged particles experience friction and scatter randomly like colliding billiard balls.
Condensed Matter
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