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Jan 11, 2024, 10:29 am By NULLIn a study published in Nature Biotechnology, Gao Caixia's group from the Institute of Genetics and…Fossil of 72-million-year-old sturgeon discovered in Edmonton
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Jan 11, 2024, 9:38 am By NULLA team of environmental and natural scientists from Universidad EAFIT in Colombia, the Smithsonian…Top ten plant and fungal species named new to science in 2023
Jan 10, 2024, 7:00 pm By NULLScientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew together with international partners present their…'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, 4:03 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
Jan 10, 2024, 3:37 pm By NULLRising temperatures from climate change pose new threats to coral reefs worldwide, but a new study…Ensuring nutritious and high-quality potatoes are available during the winter season and all year round
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
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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…
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