Bacteria of the shield bug protect the insect by degrading plant toxins
The Southern green shield bug is a major problem for food production. The insect loves tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers and is responsible for up to 40% of crop losses.
The Southern green shield bug is a major problem for food production. The insect loves tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers and is responsible for up to 40% of crop losses.
Plants & Animals
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Accurate estimates of atmospheric greenhouse gas levels are needed to understand and address the drivers of climate change. Of particular interest is atmospheric methane, which has increased in concentration by 160% since ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2024
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A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterized by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap at the underside of ground-based ice, which can accelerate ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2024
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In October 2013, Gerard Talavera, a researcher from the Botanical Institute of Barcelona at CSIC, made a surprising discovery of painted lady butterflies on the Atlantic beaches of French Guiana—a species not typically ...
Ecology
Jun 25, 2024
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In the summer of 2022, China's Yangtze River Valley (YRV) endured an unprecedented heat wave, severely affecting human society and ecosystems. Traditionally, the extremity of such hot events has been evaluated against a fixed ...
Environment
Jun 25, 2024
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The frequency and intensity of extreme wildfires has more than doubled worldwide over the past two decades as human activity has warmed the planet, said a new study published Monday.
Environment
Jun 24, 2024
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Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world's oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies to mitigate this ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2024
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The European eel Anguilla anguilla, a sleek, snake-like fish with a fascinating life cycle, once teemed in rivers. But their numbers have plummeted by more than 95% since the 1980s.
Ecology
Jun 22, 2024
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Climate change could increase the amount of time women spend collecting water by up to 30% globally by 2050, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change. In regions of South America and Southeast Asia, the ...
Environment
Jun 21, 2024
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Encapsulating copper nanoparticles within hydrophobic porous silicate crystals has been shown by scientists at Tokyo Tech to significantly enhance the catalytic activity of copper-zinc oxide catalysts used in methanol synthesis ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 21, 2024
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