New tech can get oxygen, fuel from Mars's salty water
When it comes to water and Mars, there's good news and not-so-good news. The good news: there's water on Mars! The not-so-good news?
When it comes to water and Mars, there's good news and not-so-good news. The good news: there's water on Mars! The not-so-good news?
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2020
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A new Tel Aviv University study describes a process to make bioplastic polymers that don't require land or fresh water—resources that are scarce in much of the world. The polymer is derived from microorganisms that feed ...
Polymers
Dec 24, 2018
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A molecule sold as a food additive has an underground role, too: helping roots grow faster.
Biotechnology
May 10, 2019
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A team of researchers led by SETI Institute Senior Research Scientist Janice Bishop, a member of the SETI Institute NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) team, has come up with a theory about what is causing landslides on the ...
Space Exploration
Feb 3, 2021
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A team of Australian scientists has bred salt tolerance into a variety of durum wheat that shows improved grain yield by 25% on salty soils.
Biotechnology
Mar 11, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The frigid McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are a cold, polar desert, yet the sandy soils there are frequently dotted with moist patches in the spring despite a lack of snowmelt and no possibility of rain.
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2012
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The prickly pear cactus may not sound like a trendy cash crop, but it could become a phenomenon among farmers on the arid west side of California's San Joaquin Valley.
Environment
Feb 2, 2012
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(Phys.org)—ESA's water mission is shedding new light on the meandering Gulf Stream, just one of the SMOS satellite's numerous achievements.
Earth Sciences
Feb 23, 2013
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New research published in Nature Scientific Reports (opens in new window) has found that a hormone produced by plants under stress can be applied to crops to alleviate the damage caused by salty soils. The team of researchers ...
Ecology
May 7, 2019
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The Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula covers more than 2,000 square miles on the North Carolina coastal plain, a vast expanse of forested swamps and tea-colored creeks. Many people would probably avoid this place, whose dense thickets ...
Ecology
Jan 25, 2022
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