Genome size affects whether plants become invasive
Scientist studying the invasive plant Phragmites have found evidence to suggest that the most significant factor in determining whether a plant will become invasive...
In Antarctic dry valleys, early signs of climate change-induced shifts in soil
In a study spanning two decades, a team of researchers found declining numbers of soil fauna, nematodes and other animal species in the McMurdo...
Unusual gene evolution in bacteria
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Strengthening citric fruit to better resist climate change
Researchers have identified the genes within citric fruit that biotechnology could improve to face climate change. Work is progressing in the understanding of the...
Batman’s Gotham City provides test case for community resilience model
If a community is resilient, it can withstand and recover from an unanticipated disaster, like an earthquake, fire or flood. But since every disaster...
Geopolitical risks to US oil supply lowest since the early 1970s
The geopolitical risks to the United States' oil supply are the lowest since the early 1970s, due to fracking, climate action and a more...
Special star is a Rosetta Stone for understanding the sun’s variability and climate effect
Scientists have found a star that can help shed light on the physics underlying the solar dynamo. Researchers combined observations from the Kepler spacecraft...
Shakedown in Oklahoma: To cut the number of bigger earthquakes, inject less saltwater
In Oklahoma, reducing the amount of saltwater (highly brackish water produced during oil and gas recovery) pumped into the ground seems to be decreasing...
Making solar energy more efficient
Researchers have demonstrated methods of optimizing the capture of sunlight.
Real world native biocrusts: Microbial metabolism
Specific compounds are transformed by and strongly associated with specific bacteria in native biological soil crust (biocrust) using a suite of tools called 'exometabolomics.'...
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