Climate resilient, nutritious long beans are unfortunately susceptible to aphids and nematodes. By creating four new pest-resistant varieties of the beans, scientists aim to reduce farmers' reliance on pesticides.
Agriculture
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Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy—and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it's too late.
Plants & Animals
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The Lauraceae is an important basal angiosperm group, widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Beilschmiedia is one of the largest genera in the Lauraceae and has a typical pantropical distribution.
Plants & Animals
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California should take urgent and bold measures to adapt its $59 billion agriculture sector to climate change as the amount of water available for crops declines, according to a collaborative report by University of California ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2024
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New research shows that California's Central Valley, known as America's breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming region that in some parts relies almost ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2024
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Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
Environment
Jul 25, 2024
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An international team of physicists, centered at Trinity, has proven new theorems in quantum mechanics that describe the "energy landscapes" of collections of quantum particles.
Condensed Matter
Jul 17, 2024
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A record-breaking heat wave continued to grip the western United States on Tuesday, smashing records and endangering lives with little relief in sight.
Environment
Jul 10, 2024
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Global warming as well as recent droughts and floods threaten large populations along the Nile Valley. Understanding how such a large river will respond to an invigorated hydrological cycle is therefore a pressing issue. ...
Earth Sciences
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Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the only other planetary body in the solar system that currently hosts active rivers, lakes, and seas. These otherworldly river systems are thought to be filled with liquid methane and ethane ...
Planetary Sciences
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