Magnetic material mops up microplastics in water
Researchers at RMIT University have found an innovative way to rapidly remove hazardous microplastics from water using magnets.
Researchers at RMIT University have found an innovative way to rapidly remove hazardous microplastics from water using magnets.
Nanomaterials
Nov 29, 2022
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Research probing the secret of how some single plant cells can regenerate into whole plants will benefit from a new culture protocol developed by RIKEN scientists.
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2022
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For years, scientists have seen enhanced photosynthesis as one of the only possible bright sides of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)—since plants use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, it is anticipated ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 3, 2022
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With more than half of the world's population living in urban areas and urban areas continuing to expand, the role of urban vegetation in carbon sequestration becomes more important. A common assumption about the gross primary ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2022
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Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas. Its global warming potential can be up to 300 times that of CO2 over a 100-year period. Globally, more than half of man-made nitrogen oxide emissions come from agriculture. A reduction ...
Ecology
Oct 11, 2022
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When it comes to adding carbon to the soil, all cover crops don't perform equally, according to a team of researchers whose new study revealed the disparity for the first time.
Ecology
Sep 22, 2022
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A new study shows that we can create and/or select plants that can better recover from drought without affecting the size of the plant or seed yield by genetically modifying their lignin chemistry. These results could be ...
Biochemistry
Sep 21, 2022
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There is an entire aqueous universe hidden within the tiny pores of many natural and engineered materials. Research from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has shown that when such materials ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 25, 2022
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The traditional idea of symbiosis—long-term interactions between two organisms—is that the participants mutually benefit each other. However, researchers have debated whether the interests of the symbionts always line ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2022
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In 1998, as nations around the world agreed to cut carbon emissions through the Kyoto Protocol, America's fossil fuel companies plotted their response, including an aggressive strategy to inject doubt into the public debate.
Environment
Jul 26, 2022
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