Plants need nutrients to grow. So scientists were surprised to learn that giant kelp maintains its impressive growth rates year-round, even in summer and early fall when ocean currents along the California coast stop delivering ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2019
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For many of us, eating a meal containing meat is a normal part of daily life. But if we dig deeper, some sobering issues emerge.
Other
Jun 24, 2019
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For soil microorganisms, how much of their life's work is driven by evolution (nature) versus their current environmental (nurture)?
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2019
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Biorefinery technology uses biomass as a feedstock and converts it to energy and other beneficial byproducts. It is drawing attention as an eco-friendly and sustainable technology to prepare for depletion of fossil fuels. ...
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2019
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An ample buffet of freshwater food, brought on by climate change, is altering the life history of one of the world's most important salmon species.
Ecology
Jun 4, 2019
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The coastal waters of the Red Sea have enough resources to support bacterial growth, but predation by protistan grazers limits the population, according to new research from KAUST. Since bacteria are vital players in the ...
Ecology
May 21, 2019
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Soil microbes are wild, unpampered and uncultured.
Cell & Microbiology
May 17, 2019
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Conservation decisions based on population counts may fail to protect large, slow-breeding animals from irrevocable decline, according to new research coinciding with Endangered Species Day.
Ecology
May 17, 2019
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India's rapid economic growth has been accompanied by falling fertility rates and higher educational attainment among women. These advances often lead to an increase in women entering the labour force, but there has been ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2019
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Accelerated tree growth caused by a warming climate does not necessarily translate into enhanced carbon storage, an international study suggests.
Environment
May 15, 2019
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