Urban green areas, including parks and gardens, are a fundamental part of our cities and are, on many occasions, the only contact that humans have with nature.
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2023
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The answer to cleaning up contaminated industrial sites in Europe could lie in the microbes that are already there.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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Scientists grew Boechera stricta plants in soil inoculated with microbes from natural B. stricta habitats to study the flowering time phenotype.
Biotechnology
Jun 25, 2014
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Interactions among microorganisms in soil lead to the release of nutrients derived from complex organic matter in that soil. This community metabolism creates food for both microbes and plants. However, scientists don't fully ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2023
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It's no exaggeration to say the tropics drive our planet's carbon cycle – the constant transfer of carbon back and forth, on a global scale, between living things and the environment. Understanding the dynamics of the carbon ...
Environment
Jan 28, 2015
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In two papers to be published in Current Biology, researchers from JIC and The Sainsbury Laboratory on the Norwich Research Park, and Rothamsted Research and the University of York identify genes that help plants interact ...
Biotechnology
Nov 2, 2012
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a miniaturized environment to study the ecosystem around poplar tree roots for insights into plant health and soil carbon sequestration.
Ecology
Aug 23, 2022
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As our planet warms, what life will survive and thrive? If the coal fire-fueled soils around Centralia, Pennsylvania, are any indication, organisms with smaller genomes and cells may do well in the future.
Environment
Nov 5, 2018
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A new study has found fungi respond to noise in soil, unlocking the potential for improved ecosystem recovery.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2024
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(Phys.org) —Wetlands in eastern North and South Dakota are shrinking at a rapid pace, according to professor Carol Johnston of the South Dakota State University Natural Resource Management Department.
Environment
May 29, 2013
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