Arisaema urashima’s ‘fishing rod’ reels in its primary pollinator
The distinctive-looking plant Arisaema urashima is a common sight in woodlands in Japan, with its long-thread like appendage that looks like a fishing rod...
Soils worldwide suffer from the combined effects of multiple global change factors
A statistical analysis of data from global surveys reveals that soils react to the number of stressors as well as to the individual stressor...
Harnessing plant hormones for food security in Africa
Striga is a parasitic plant that threatens the food supply of 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have found that they can take...
Bacteria walk (a bit) like we do
Biophysicists have been able to directly study the way bacteria move on surfaces, revealing a molecular machinery reminiscent of motor reflexes.
Crop disruption from war in Ukraine could increase global carbon emissions, food prices
New research shows the disruption of crop production after the Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to increase carbon emissions and food prices across...
Land management in forest and grasslands: How much can we intensify?
Intensive land-use reduces beneficial effects of biodiversity on ecosystem services. It assessed the effects of land management on the links between biodiversity, ecosystem functions...
Driven by Earth’s orbit, climate changes in Africa may have aided human migration
New research describes a dynamic climate and vegetation model that explains when regions across Africa, areas of the Middle East, and the Mediterranean were...
How is a molecular machine assembled?
The conversion of light into chemical energy by plants and photosynthetic microorganisms is one of the most important processes in nature, removing climate-damaging CO2...
Trump to roll back Clean Power Plan tomorrow.
Vice President Mike Pence visited Foster Supply Inc. on Saturday in Scott Depot, W.Va., where he declared the Obama-era "war on coal" to be...
Coal power stations disrupt rainfall: Global study
Modern coal-fired power stations produce more ultrafine dust particles than road traffic and can even modify and redistribute rainfall patterns, a new 15-year international...
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