Drones and DNA tracking: How these high-tech tools are helping nature heal
Technology has undoubtedly contributed to global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.
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Long-term study suggests climate-friendly practices could increase crop yields and improve farm ecosystems
An international team of researchers conducting a long-term study has found that climate-friendly farming practices could lead to higher crop yields, reduced costs and improved local ecosystems. In their paper published in ...
Hitchhiking viruses can survive on microplastics in freshwater
Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves to plastics in freshwater—raising concerns about the potential impact on human health.
Environment
Jun 27, 2022
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Shedding light on the building blocks of photosynthesis at the cellular level
In a new study recently published in Nature Plants, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers took a deeper look into how plants control the growth of the important cells that allow them to convert sunlight into chemical ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2022
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Ecosystem restoration with DNA technology
The monumental global task to restore degraded ecosystems will need to include sophisticated technologies such as environmental DNA monitoring to understand and support the recovery of complex biospheres, international researchers ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2022
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Lupin used as winter cover crop boosts summer sorghum yield
Lupin is a well-known garden flower, and is an important part of a healthy habitat. Lupin grows rapidly and puts nutrients back into the soil. (Lupin is commonly referred to as "lupine" for those familiar with this plant.)
Agriculture
Jun 27, 2022
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Expose 'greenwashing' but do not ignore nature-based solutions to climate change, insists expert
Nature-based solutions must not be forgotten in the drive to stabilize the climate. But care must be taken to ensure they are not hijacked or misused to "greenwash" emissions, insists Oxford biodiversity expert, Professor ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2022
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Climate change negatively impacting bumblebees, study finds
Temperature changes have negatively impacted most species of bumblebees over the past 120 years, according to new research published this week in Biology Letters. The researchers note that changes in temperature had more ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2022
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A quest to digitize 1 million plant specimens
The Australian National Herbarium in Canberra is imaging nearly a million plant specimens using an automated system developed by Netherlands company Picturae.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2022
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Polluted land can be planted with flowers and tobacco
Zinnia (popular ornamental flowers) and tobacco adapt to copper in the soil. They accumulate heavy metal in the roots and limit the transport of copper to the aerial parts of the plant: stem, leaves, and beyond. At the same ...
Plants & Animals
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