A new study from researchers at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University finds that diversifying crop rotations can greatly reduce negative environmental and health impacts, while maintaining profitability for ...
Environment
Sep 2, 2020
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(Phys.org) —A key pillar of "the scientific method" is reproducibility, one way to prove another scientist's experimental claims. If the experiment and its results can be reproduced, the validity of the work is considerably ...
Other
Nov 28, 2013
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Bees and other beneficial bugs are disproportionately harmed by air pollution when compared to crop-destroying pests, a new study published in Nature Communications has found.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2024
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Adapting to technological advances is a defining part of 21st-century life. But it's not unique to us: it's been part of the human story since our earliest written records—even featuring in the plotlines of ancient myths ...
Other
Feb 13, 2023
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The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)—also known as Black Vulture, Monk Vulture or Eurasian Black Vulture—is the largest bird of prey in Europe.
Ecology
Mar 22, 2023
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(Phys.org)—A trio of biologists, Liam Dougherty, Emily Burdfield-Steel and David Shuker from the U.K.'s University of St Andrews, School of Biology, have found that when researchers write papers that are published in scientific ...
New active pharmaceutical ingredients lay the foundations for innovative and better medical treatments. However, identifying them and, above all, producing them through chemical synthesis in the laboratory is no mean feat. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 24, 2023
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Michigan State University's renowned Long-Term Evolution Experiment—a remarkable 34-year biological drama in flasks, with bacteria competing for resources and fighting for dominance—is itself evolving.
Evolution
Jul 13, 2022
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Alvetex Scaffold technology, produced by Durham University spin-out company Reinnervate, allows cells to be grown in three dimensions (3D), overcoming problems with two-dimensional (2D) culture methods and offering a more ...
Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2015
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A newly discovered miniature trap jaw ant from the evergreen tropical forests of Ecuador bears the curious Latin name Strumigenys ayersthey, among hundreds, which are also named in honor of people, but end with -ae (after ...
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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