The occupation, lifestyle and lack of formal education among pastoralists place them at higher risk of zoonoses. Moreover, zoonoses among pastoralists and their livestock in the Upper Benue Trough in northeastern Nigeria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 31, 2023
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Saltwater was once known as an invisible threat to farmers and their crops. It would sneak under the soil undetected on the surface until it intruded so far into groundwater that the soil became saltier and led to a decline ...
Agriculture
Jul 28, 2023
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Sanitary landfills in Pennsylvania can accept the liquid waste byproducts of drilling and fracking for oil and gas as long as it is "immobilized," mixed with wood chips or sawdust, for example.
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2023
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Researchers have found that the plastic mulch used to support the growth of Californian strawberries sheds large quantities of plastic mulch fragments. These particles have been shown to negatively impact soil qualities, ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2023
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Formulating policies for planetary protection issues and keeping them up-to-date is the responsibility of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) panel on planetary protection. In an article in Frontiers in Astronomy and ...
Space Exploration
Jul 7, 2023
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Enhancing plants' ability to pull planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it belowground stably and sustainably is the aim of a team of scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ...
Biotechnology
Jul 3, 2023
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Bacteria of the genus Streptomyces produce chemical substances called arginoketides, to which many other microorganisms react. Bacteria form biofilms, algae join together to form aggregates, and fungi produce signaling substances ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2023
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A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil.
Ecology
May 22, 2023
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The stable isotopes hydrogen and oxygen (δ2H and δ18O, respectively) in soil water are widely used in ecological studies, which rely on the accurate extraction of unfractionated water from different soil types. Cryogenic ...
Ecology
May 16, 2023
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Tens of thousands of people living in and around the Martinez Refinery Co. in Martinez, California, still don't know for certain if—or to what extent—they were poisoned last November.
Environment
May 8, 2023
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