How a drought affects trees depends on what's been holding them back
Droughts can be good for trees; certain trees, that is.
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2023
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News tagged with harsh environment
How superbug A. baumannii survives metal stress and resists antibiotics
The deadly hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can live for a year on a hospital wall without food and water. Then, when it infects a vulnerable patient, it resists antibiotics as well as the body's built-in infection-fighting ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 16, 2023
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Designing cameras for harsh environments? Be sure to account for lens mount details
Cameras used in harsh environments must be designed in a way that prevents temperature swings from influencing their optical performance. New research demonstrates that accounting for the exact lens mounting structure used ...
Optics & Photonics
May 9, 2023
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Study offers explanation for why there are so few insects in the ocean
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have proposed a hypothesis for why insects are so rare in marine environments. They previously showed that insects evolved a unique chemical mechanism to harden their shells that ...
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2023
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