The Bureau of Meteorology released its latest climate driver update on Tuesday, saying the current La Niña has weakened and is "likely near its end." Most climate models now point to neutral conditions—neither El Niño ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2023
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A new set of quantitative models that incorporates pH into the metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) has been developed by an international team that includes Penn State assistant professor of plant science Francisco Dini-Andreote.
Ecology
Feb 28, 2023
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Salt deserts are among the most extreme and inhospitable places on the planet and their bizarre and other-worldly polygon-shaped structures attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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A team of geologists, paleontologists and environmental scientists from Jiangsu Normal University and the Chinese Academy of Science, working with a colleague from Coastal Carolina University, has found that human attempts ...
Forest soil is a larger carbon storage than trees, and forest management affects soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and carbon sinks. A publication by the international HoliSoils project emphasizes that the European forest ...
Ecology
Feb 23, 2023
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A new study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has shown that a common method of plants preserving seeds in "seed banks"—which involves storing them in soil until more favorable conditions for their survival ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2023
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Antibiotics used on livestock can impact microbes in the soil and negatively affect soil carbon, reducing resilience to climate change, claims a study conducted in India's trans-Himalayan region.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2023
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Sooner or later, settlers on the moon will have to become farmers. A new ESA Discovery project led by Norway's Solsys Mining is looking into the treatment of lunar soil to create fertilizer for growing plants.
Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2023
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Given the death toll, it's important we consider the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle sensitively. But we must also begin looking into the history of land-use and planning decisions in areas worst hit by landslides.
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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California's largest and most expensive environmental cleanup has failed to properly remove lead pollution from some homes and neighborhoods near a notorious battery recycler in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving residents ...
Environment
Feb 20, 2023
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