Earthworms are a welcome sight for gardeners and farmers because the wriggling invertebrates recycle nutrients from soil, making them more accessible to plants. As worms burrow, they consume almost everything in their path, ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2022
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Soil tillage on farms may significantly reduce in crops the availability of ergothioneine (ERGO), an amino acid produced by certain types of soil-borne fungi and bacteria that is known as a "longevity vitamin" due to its ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2022
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Cassava is a vital source of calories for close to a billion people across the world. The plant is a woody, perennial shrub with edible roots. Cassava roots are rich in carbohydrates, potassium, calcium, vitamins B and C, ...
Agriculture
Dec 6, 2021
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As space travel for recreational purposes is becoming a very real possibility, there could come a time when we are traveling to other planets for holidays, or perhaps even to live. Commercial space company Blue Origin has ...
Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2021
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Although it is widely used in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries worldwide, the breakdown of carminic acid (a natural red dye extracted from insects) in nature has remained unclear. Through a combination of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2021
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In recent years, phytoremediation (the utilization of plants, animals and microorganism to take up or immobilize hazardous substances from contaminated soils) has been widely applied to the remediation of Cadmium (Cd) contaminated ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 30, 2021
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Biodegradable organic materials, such as low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) and dissolved organic fertilizers, are usually used as heavy metal-mobilizing agents. Increasing their effects on the absorption of cadmium ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2020
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In a little more than a decade, samples of rover-scooped Martian soil will rocket to Earth.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2020
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Researchers at the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, developed an automated dynamic chamber system to simultaneously measure the HONO flux and NOX flux in farmland ecosystems. ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2020
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Why has Earth's climate remained so stable over geological time? The answer just might rock you.
Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2020
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