A white mineral ring as tall as the Statue of Liberty creeps up the steep shoreline of Lake Mead, a Colorado River reservoir just east of Las Vegas on the Nevada-Arizona border. It is the country's largest reservoir, and ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2022
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(Phys.org) —The naked eye might not be able to discern the difference between red and far-red wavelengths of sunlight, but plants can, and they use the light to alter their overall architecture, according to Texas A&M AgriLife ...
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2013
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Researchers at Texas A&M University are taking a traditional manufacturing tool—metal cutting—and developing a more accessible method for understanding the behavior of metals under extreme conditions.
Materials Science
Jul 19, 2023
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Without soil moisture, roots don't develop and grow. Without a strong root system, a crop cannot survive in a drought year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research crop stress physiologist in Amarillo.
Ecology
Dec 18, 2012
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The smell of cut grass in recent years has been identified as the plant's way of signalling distress, but new research says the aroma also summons beneficial insects to the rescue.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2014
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Large thunderstorms in the Southern Great Plains of the U.S. are some of the strongest on Earth. In recent years, these storms have increased in frequency and intensity, and new research shows that these shifts are linked ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 22, 2021
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Scientists identify and name new fish species around the globe practically every week. Some turn up in unlikely places, and others display unusual characteristics and behaviors. But it's rare for an unidentified and unnamed ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2021
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Millions of pounds of unexploded bombs and other military ordnance that were dumped decades ago in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, could now pose serious threats to shipping ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2012
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In order to remain safe, robots are commonly used to reach what human hands cannot. Often a robot is used to uncover victims from rubble or bring them safely to shore. These helpful hands can even reach a world far beyond ...
Robotics
Mar 21, 2017
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With the recent abundance of rain, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist who presents rainwater harvesting programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and elsewhere in the state, has been "flooded" with calls ...
Environment
Jun 16, 2015
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