'Carbon vault' peat suffers greatly from drought, finds study
Jan 10, 2024, 5:12 pm By NULLPeatlands are affected more by drought than expected. This is concerning, as these ecosystems are an…Researchers find a red knot's character is formed in first year of life
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Jan 10, 2024, 4:50 pm By NULLProcambarus clarkii is a crustacean species native to American freshwater bodies. Brought to Japan…Finding a home for the wandering mushrooms—phylogenetic and taxonomic updates of Agaricales
Jan 10, 2024, 4:41 pm By NULLMany edible, medicinal, and poisonous mushrooms that we are familiar with belong to the order…European insects spread across the world. Was it because settlers carried plants?
Jan 10, 2024, 4:16 pm By NULLInsects are among the most prolific and successful invaders of new habitats, but not all regions are…Purdue forestry professor cultivates cyberinfrastructure for collaborative forestry research
Jan 10, 2024, 4:10 pm By NULLWhile most scientific research fields maintain open-access data policies, access to forestry data…Scaling up urban agriculture: Research team outlines roadmap
Jan 10, 2024, 4:09 pm By NULLUrban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits…Need for speed: How hummingbirds switch mental gears in flight
Jan 10, 2024, 4:03 pm By NULLHummingbirds use two distinct sensory strategies to control their flight, depending on whether…New research shows value of simultaneous local, global action to help save coral reefs
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Jan 10, 2024, 3:36 pm By NULLScientists at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) use innovative technology to study the…Red deer populations in Europe more influenced by humans than by wolves or other predators, ecologists find
Jan 10, 2024, 2:40 pm By NULLAlongside the occasional bison and elk, red deer are Europe's largest native wild animal. An…Research finds microplastics affect soil fungi depending on drought conditions
Jan 10, 2024, 2:29 pm By NULLMoisture levels in the soil can impact the effects that microplastic pollution has on soil fungi,…Study shows effects of vegetation composition, warming and nitrogen deposition on peatland carbon sink function
Jan 10, 2024, 1:24 pm By NULLPeatlands, which contain about one-third of the global soil carbon stock, are important carbon…Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don't know why—but finding out could change the way we grow things
Jan 10, 2024, 1:00 pm By NULLYou probably don't think about plant roots all that much—they're hidden underground after all. Yet…Notorious cell subpopulation key to antibiotic failure, say scientists
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Jan 10, 2024, 12:36 pm By NULLAncient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other…Research reveals that corals are adapting to climate change in complex and varied ways
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Jan 10, 2024, 12:13 pm By NULLMore than 80% of global land area needed to maintain human well-being and meet biodiversity targets…Viruses aren't always harmful. Six ways they're used in health care and pest control
Jan 10, 2024, 11:50 am By NULLWe tend to just think of viruses in terms of their damaging impacts on human health and lives. The…From embryo to evolution: Insights from the head of lizards and snakes
Jan 10, 2024, 11:36 am By NULLThe evolution of animal heads is a remarkable example of how various anatomical features co-evolved…
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