In soil, bacteria and other microbes are well known for their ability to decompose organic materials, releasing carbon to the atmosphere. Less understood is how microbes add persistent carbon compounds to the soil. Scientists ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2017
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Biology is becoming increasingly digitized. Researchers like us use computers to analyze DNA, operate lab equipment and store genetic information. But new capabilities also mean new risks – and biologists remain largely ...
Other
Dec 8, 2017
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Using the example of cockroaches, the Cologne-based zoologist Dr Tom Weihmann and his team were able to show that quickly running insects change their gait at mid-speed. This behaviour has previously only been observed in ...
Robotics
Dec 8, 2017
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Scientists from the University of Surrey have produced non-metal electrocatalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation.
Materials Science
Dec 8, 2017
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Despite the absence of a global Earth-like magnetic dipole, the Martian atmosphere is well protected from the effects of the solar wind on ion escape from the planet. New research shows this using measurements from the Swedish ...
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2017
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Gestating sows digest energy in diets more efficiently than growing gilts. A recent study from the University of Illinois is shedding light on some of the reasons why.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2017
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Encountering a black hole would be a frightening prospect for our planet. We know that these cosmic monsters ferociously devour any object that strays too close to their "event horizon" – the last chance of escape. But ...
Astronomy
Dec 8, 2017
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People will need to be persuaded to eat new types of seafood if we are to extract more food from the oceans and feed growing human populations, according to fishing industry experts.
Ecology
Dec 8, 2017
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New accounts of sexual harassment by powerful men appear almost daily. So why now and not sooner? One reason might be the "miniature legal systems" set up in business, government and other institutions to handle such complaints, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2017
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Yams are tuber crops and an essential staple food in West Africa. But the traditional cropping systems are unproductive and degrade soil. The YAMSYS project seeks to change this in cooperation with local actors working along ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2017
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