Subtropical gyres are enormous rotating ocean currents that generate sustained circulations in the Earth's subtropical regions just to the north and south of the equator. These gyres are slow-moving whirlpools that circulate ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2022
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Mosquitoes that spread Zika, dengue and yellow fever are guided toward their victims by a scent from human skin. The exact composition of that scent has not been identified until now.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 21, 2022
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Moringa oleifera Lam., also known as Miracle Tree, primarily derived from India, is now widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Previous studies have showed that M. oleifera has anti-aging effects, but there ...
Biochemistry
Aug 15, 2022
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Upwelling and downwelling play an important role in transporting the heat, carbon, and nutrients that affect Earth's climate. Many studies have focused on these vertical motions in the ocean, including in eastern boundary ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2022
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Forest loss in India could become an even bigger problem than anticipated in the coming years, with new research revealing climate change has caused significant recent losses.
Environment
Mar 24, 2022
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The top of the atmosphere is the agreed-upon border between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. Satellites traverse this space, facilitating global communications and imaging the planet, measuring changing ice coverage heights ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2022
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As heat and humidity levels rise throughout the day because of climate change, options for moving outdoor labor to cooler hours will dramatically shrink, leading to significant worldwide labor losses, a new study led by Duke ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2021
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Insects are the most numerous group of animals on the planet. There are an estimated 5.5 million species, 80% of which remain to be discovered. Yet insects are experiencing steep, widespread declines across the world: a "death ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2021
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Researchers from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed a potential mechanism of phosphorus acquisition by plants during succession of subtropical forests, according to a study recently ...
Environment
Feb 1, 2021
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Explorer Christopher Columbus, long blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe from the New World, may have gotten a bad rap, new research suggests.
Archaeology
Sep 9, 2020
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