Microorganisms living underneath the surface of the earth have a total carbon mass of 15 to 23 billion tons, hundreds of times more than that of humans, according to findings announced by the Deep Carbon Observatory and coauthored ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2018
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Sometimes a good theory just needs to right materials to make it work. That's the case with recent findings by UT's physicists and their colleagues, who designed a two-dimensional magnetic system that points to the possibility ...
General Physics
Jun 7, 2018
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There is one ingredient that every single crop is absolutely dependent on—water.
Environment
Apr 18, 2018
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It isn't often that researchers have the luxury to examine data from a long-term research project. While most research projects last from three to five years, scientists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture ...
Environment
Feb 5, 2018
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The acquisition of surplus military equipment through the US Department of Defense Law Enforcement Support Officers 1033 Program does not cause police to be more aggressive, according to a study published this week by a team ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2017
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In August 2014, toxins from algal blooms in Lake Erie shut down the city of Toledo, Ohio's water supply, leaving half a million residents without potable water for more than two days. A new study co-authored by researchers ...
Environment
May 31, 2017
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Humans seeking to improve their problem-solving and survival skills can learn a thing or two from an unlikely source—songbirds.
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2017
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Scientific findings are awaiting discovery in your backyard. The requirement? A keen sense of observation and patience.
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2017
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A new study by researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will evaluate pastures to document how management of native grasslands may enhance soil biodiversity and contribute to producer profitability.
Environment
Jan 31, 2017
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Legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart may not have perished in a plane crash as many have long assumed.
Archaeology
Jan 11, 2017
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