Floating islands project expands on water quality research to study pollinator plants
Islands have returned to Lake LaVerne.
Ecology
Jun 21, 2018
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Seeing in the darkâhow plant roots perceive water through growth
Without eyes, ears, or a central nervous system, plants can perceive the direction of environmental cues and respond to ensure their survival.
Biotechnology
Jan 10, 2018
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Cooking fats in the atmosphere may affect climate more than previously thought
Fats being released into the atmosphere from cookers such as deep fat fryers may be enhancing the formation of clouds, which have a major cooling effect on the planet.
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2017
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Taking a deep breath? Scientists measure unusually high oxygen uptake in the Labrador Sea
The Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic is one of the few areas in the world ocean where cold, saline seawater sinks to large depths and forms deep water. This convection process also transports oxygen into the deep sea. A ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2017
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Rising carbon dioxide is making the world's plants more water-wise
Land plants are absorbing 17% more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere now than 30 years ago, our research published today shows. Equally extraordinarily, our study also shows that the vegetation is hardly using any extra ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2017
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Modelling water uptake in wood opens up new design framework
Analytical approach could accelerate the development of new preservation treatments delivering environmental benefits and help in the design of bio-inspired smart actuators.
Condensed Matter
Aug 23, 2016
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Why fruit cracking differs among sweet cherry varieties
Sweet cherries are susceptible to a condition called "cracking", in which the skin of the fruit is strained, causing fractures or "cracks". The condition, which limits marketability of the fruit, may be a result of factors ...
Ecology
May 23, 2016
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Clay nanotube-biopolymer composite scaffolds for tissue engineering
The fabrication of a prototype tissue with functional properties close to natural tissues is crucial for effective transplantation. Tissue engineering scaffolds are typically used as supports that allow cells to form tissue-like ...
Nanomaterials
May 2, 2016
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Root water transport measured with hydraulic conductance flow meter
Scientists are seeking to learn more about the many environmental and physiological factors that can influence how plants take in and transport water. A study in HortScience contains new information about methods for measuring ...
Environment
Apr 5, 2016
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Research shows revived oceanic CO2 uptake
Breathe in, breathe out, in, out... Like a giant lung, the Southern Ocean seasonally absorbs vast amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and releases it back later in the year. But on an annual average the seas ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2015
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