An often-overlooked water plant that can double its biomass in two days, capture nitrogen from the air—making it a valuable green fertilizer—and be fed to poultry and livestock could serve as life-saving food for humans ...
Agriculture
Feb 19, 2024
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For the first time, scientists have used the concept of evolutionary traps on human societies at large. They find that humankind risks getting stuck in 14 evolutionary dead ends, ranging from global climate tipping points ...
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2023
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Thyme and oregano possess an anti-cancer compound that suppresses tumor development, but adding more to your tomato sauce isn't enough to gain significant benefit. The key to unlocking the power of these plants is in amplifying ...
Biochemistry
Dec 20, 2021
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A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, the University of Naples Federico II, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences has found ...
Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists for the first time correctly determine the age of whale sharks.
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2020
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A climate change study that projected a 2.4 degree Celsius increase in temperature and massive worldwide food shortages in the next decade was seriously flawed, scientists said Wednesday.
Environment
Jan 19, 2011
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While for many people sharks bring to mind the Jaws theme music, it seems sharks themselves prefer jazz.
Ecology
May 8, 2018
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Many people are trying to reduce their plastic use, but some tea manufacturers are moving in the opposite direction: replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic ones. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2019
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For the first time, researchers have identified what appears to be a network of approximately 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh. The findings have significant implications for the future ...
Ecology
Feb 12, 2024
1
397
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid more than five miles wide smashed into the Earth at 70,000 miles per hour, instantly vaporizing upon impact. The strike obliterated most terrestrial life, including the dinosaurs, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2014
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