Sophisticated analysis of tiny bubbles of ancient gas trapped in volcanic rocks, combined with new geophysical modeling, has cast new light on long-held assumptions about the deep Earth.
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2024
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A rescue effort can take many forms—a life raft, a firehose, an airlift. For animals whose populations are in decline from inbreeding, genetics itself can be a lifesaver.
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2024
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A Mississippi State biologist's research in improving global nutrition and sustainability is featured this week in New Phytologist.
Biotechnology
Sep 24, 2024
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Accurate snow cover information is crucial for studying global climate and hydrology. However, deep learning approaches for retrieving snow cover fraction (SCF) often suffer from limitations in training data dependence and ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2024
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Forests and woodlands cover one third of Earth's surface and play a critical role in carbon sequestration, water regulation, timber production, soil protection, and biodiversity conservation. Accelerated by climate change, ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2024
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Genetically modified (GM) crops are widely used around the world, but their effects on the environment need to be better understood.
Biotechnology
Sep 24, 2024
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Rabies is a deadly disease. Without vaccination, a rabies infection is nearly 100% fatal once someone develops symptoms. Texas has experienced two rabies epidemics in animals since 1988: one involving coyotes and dogs in ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2024
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Researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan and The Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) of Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered inorganic nanostructures ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2024
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A little-known threat to tourists in the form of stinging jellyfish could affect those who like to take a dip in between lazing in the heat on the sun-drenched beaches of Málaga (Spain). These sea creatures are of increasing ...
Ecology
Sep 23, 2024
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When Ruben Dario Carianil began cultivating the unusual, pointy Inirida flower in the Colombian Amazon ten years ago, his relatives made fun of him for growing "weeds."
Ecology
Sep 23, 2024
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