Rewild the soil: The largest urban rewilding project is going underground
The largest urban rewilding project in the U.K. is happening on an old golf course.
The largest urban rewilding project in the U.K. is happening on an old golf course.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2024
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Rice has become a big part of Ghanaians' daily diet. The country consumes about 1.45 million tons a year—but produces only 987,000 tons, approximately 68% of that.
Ecology
Apr 11, 2024
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Medicine can help to treat certain illnesses; for example, antibiotics can help overcome infections, but a new, promising field of medicine involves providing our body with the "blueprint" for how to defeat illnesses on its ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 10, 2024
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Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease found worldwide, caused by the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii. In humans, infection poses a particular risk to pregnant women, as it can lead to birth defects. Like the closely ...
Evolution
Feb 16, 2024
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Flowers rely on a newly identified protein to develop properly with all of their organs, according to the research team who made the discovery. The team, led by Penn State biologists, identified the protein in the model plant ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 5, 2024
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Intensive agricultural cultivation and the resulting changes in soil structure cause low humidity in the near-surface air during heat waves in really dry years. As a result, summer cold fronts roar across the Great Hungarian ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2024
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The European Commission launched a proposal in July 2023 to deregulate a large number of plants manufactured using new genetic techniques.
Biotechnology
Dec 18, 2023
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How do animals make decisions when faced with competing demands, and how have decision making processes evolved over time? In a recent publication in Biology Letters, Tina Barbasch, a postdoctoral researcher at the Carl R. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2023
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Scientists at EPFL have uncovered a cunning strategy that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, uses to increase its infectivity.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2023
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One of the building blocks of ocean life can adapt to cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 16, 2023
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