Ocean acidification is damaging some marine species while others thrive, say scientists. An international team studied the effect of ocean acidification on plankton in the North Sea over the past forty years, to see what ...
Ecology
May 22, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Once eggs are laid, their natural resistance to pathogens begins to wear down, but a Purdue University scientist believes he knows how to rearm those defenses.
Other
Jun 21, 2011
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Applying lime to acidic soils may offer a way to improve crops yield and boost soil nutrient availability, according to research in the Wheatbelt.
Environment
May 12, 2015
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(Phys.org) —Storing industrial waste has never been a pretty job, and it's getting harder. New techniques for refining such metals as aluminum and vanadium, for example, also yield new byproducts that have to be sealed ...
Materials Science
Jul 21, 2014
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Porcelain crabs can adapt to a warming climate but will not have energy for much else beyond basic survival, according to new research published today from San Francisco State University.
Ecology
Nov 12, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Alexander Star places a lapel pin on a table in his Eberly Hall office. Affixed to it is a microchip that he and his team have developed that may save joint implants before they're ruined by infection. Even ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 10, 2014
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Researchers have identified the protein mechanism that senses bicarbonate fluctuations and adjusts blood pH levels.
Biochemistry
Dec 22, 2009
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While previous studies indicate some life stages of Antarctic krill may be vulnerable to ocean acidification, the research published in the Nature journal Communications Biology found that adult krill were largely unaffected ...
Ecology
Nov 13, 2018
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis (TB) is affected by pH levels in the environment the bacteria has infected.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2022
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An international team of researchers based at McMaster has figured out a way to adapt the good old litmus test so it can detect bacteria such as E. coli.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 24, 2014
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