Photosynthesis on Earth is regulated by plant phenology—how plant life cycles interact with the climate—and environmental conditions, both of which changed substantially in recent decades. Unlike early-season photosynthesis ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2020
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In the early days of the pandemic reaching Europe, the world watched as Italians emerged onto their balconies to sing the national anthem together, with the occasional performance by an opera star. But the effect is certainly ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2020
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Thanks to a new algorithm, researchers at the AWI can now use satellite data to determine in which parts of the ocean certain types of phytoplankton are dominant. In addition, they can identify toxic algal blooms and assess ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2020
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Humans have around 400 "smell-sensing" genes which activate in a combination of ways to allow us to smell the ranges of smells that we do. However, the genes have been found to be expressed in parts of the body other than ...
Biotechnology
Mar 12, 2020
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Thousands of fires broke out in the Amazon last year—sparking an international media frenzy. A detailed analysis, using data from the European Space Agency's Climate Change Initiative, indicates that while there was a small ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2020
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Polarized light detection plays an important role in remote sensing, near-field imaging, communication, and high resolution detectors. However, it remains a great challenge to achieve highly polarization-sensitive photodetection ...
Nanophysics
Mar 5, 2020
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Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have redesigned how harmless E. coli bacteria "talk" to each other. The new genetic circuit could become a useful new tool for synthetic biologists who, as a field, are ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 5, 2020
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A new study reported in the journal Current Biology on February 24 offers some of the first evidence that gray whales might depend on a magnetic sense to find their way through the ocean. This evidence comes from the discovery ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2020
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Many cells are covered with mysterious large holes, pores that have been associated with the sense of taste as well as Alzheimer's disease, depression, and even asthma. Knowing the structure of these varied holes will help ...
Biochemistry
Jan 27, 2020
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Economics & Business
Jan 20, 2020
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