First look at a sustainable agricultural mulch
Farmers often need to regulate soil temperature, reduce weeds, and minimize water loss. Agricultural mulch can help farmers do so.
Environment
Sep 28, 2020
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Need a mood lift? We've tracked 4 ways Australia's environment has repaired itself in 2020
When the clock ticked over to 2020, Australia was in the grip of a brutal drought and unprecedented bushfires. But in the months since, while many of us were indoors avoiding the pandemic, nature has started its slow recovery. ...
Environment
Aug 27, 2020
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Study finds warming peat may boost greenhouse gases
Warming temperatures in cold-climate peatlands may over time trigger decomposition of old, deeply buried peat and increase emissions of climate-harming methane and carbon dioxide into the air, according to a study led by ...
Environment
Jun 15, 2020
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Nitrogen in permafrost soils may exert great feedbacks on climate change
What nitrogen is getting up to in permafrost soils may be much more interesting than researchers have long believed—with potentially significant consequences for our management of climate change.
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2020
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Soil pores hold the key to stability for desert soils
Soils in deserts are very different from those found anywhere else. Extreme temperatures, little water and limited plant matter make an unusual environment. With little dead plant material to decompose and create a rich layer ...
Earth Sciences
May 6, 2020
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Precipitation will be essential for plants to counteract global warming
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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Seeds in Tibet face impacts from climate change
Seeds offer a level of resilience to the harmful effects of climate change in ecosystems across the globe. When seeds are dropped into the soil, often becoming dormant for many years until they are ready to grow into plants, ...
Ecology
Feb 26, 2020
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Mars InSight lander to push on top of the 'mole'
After nearly a year of trying to dig into the Martian surface, the heat probe belonging to NASA's InSight lander is about to get a push. The mission team plans to command the scoop on InSight's robotic arm to press down on ...
Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2020
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Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows
People around the world consume rice in their daily diets. But in addition to its nutrient and caloric content, rice can contain small amounts of arsenic, which in large doses is a toxin linked to multiple health conditions ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 4, 2019
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The Eurasian Continent remembers and amplifies cold waves as the Arctic warms
Cold waves triggered by sea ice loss in the Arctic are memorized in the Eurasian Continent, amplifying cooling in the winters to follow, according to a joint research team between Hokkaido University and Niigata University ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 2, 2019
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