A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explores the effects of Saharan dust clouds on atmospheric methane. Its findings have potentially far-reaching implications for understanding the global ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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Priming crop plants with a microbe sourced from the roots of desert plants could be a powerful tool to boost crop plant's resilience to drought.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2023
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Cuckoos are having difficulty adjusting their internal clocks to the changing pace of the world.
Plants & Animals
Jun 22, 2023
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology report in Current Biology that in the absence of visible landmarks, desert ants increase the likelihood that foraging nest mates will find their way home quickly ...
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2023
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Andy Weir's bestselling 2011 book, "The Martian," features botanist Mark Watney's efforts to grow food on Mars after he becomes stranded there. While Watney's initial efforts focus on growing potatoes, new research presented ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 26, 2023
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Groundbreaking tracking technology that has revealed new insights into how desert ants navigate their complex worlds could inspire the next generation of smart, efficient robots.
Ecology
Apr 23, 2023
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An old NASA satellite that studied the sun for more than a decade fell to Earth over the Sahara Desert, the space agency reported Thursday.
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2023
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A pair of Earth, atmospheric and planetary scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown how the magnetic field of a meteorite can be damaged by amateur collectors using hand magnets. In their paper published ...
Fairy circles—barren patches which make polka-dot patterns in dry and desert areas—were first described by scientists in Namibia in the 1970s, sparking global debate about the phenomenon.
Ecology
Apr 4, 2023
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In North America's hottest, driest desert, climate change is causing the decline of plants once thought nearly immortal and replacing them with shorter shrubs that can take advantage of sporadic rainfall and warmer temperatures.
Ecology
Mar 28, 2023
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