Peas are a crucial crop for Australian farmers due to their versatility and reliable yields across a range of environments and soil types. A source of protein, starch, fiber and minerals, peas are also a valuable rotation ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 23, 2022
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Groundwater—the water contained in porous and fractured rocks underground—is the largest freshwater source on Earth apart from the ice caps and glaciers. It feeds into rivers, lakes, and other surface water bodies and ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2022
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Scientists looking at the meteorological impacts of climate change have typically looked at increases in severe weather and hurricanes. Now, they are studying another consequence of global warming that will have significant ...
Environment
Sep 14, 2022
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UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.
Environment
Aug 27, 2022
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A two-week negotiating session on a treaty to protect the high seas wraps up Friday, but UN observers were holding their breath with many points remaining contentious between member states.
Ecology
Aug 26, 2022
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Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker-truck deliveries and salty wells.
Environment
Aug 24, 2022
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The Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) is in the central part of northern China and covers the entire middle reaches of the Yellow River.
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2022
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Using sophisticated electronic tags, scientists have assembled a large biologging dataset to garner comparative insights on how sharks, rays, and skates—also known as "elasmobranchs"—use the ocean depths. While some species ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2022
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A team led by Kristen Guirguis, a climate researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, found evidence that the risk of hazardous weather is increasing in the Southwest.
Environment
Aug 12, 2022
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Mechanical thinning of California's forests can reduce the severity of wildfires by eliminating built-up vegetation that fuels blazes. According to researchers at UCI, UC Merced and the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural ...
Ecology
Aug 8, 2022
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