Local renewable energy employment can fully replace U.S. coal jobs nationwide, study finds
Across the United States, local wind and solar jobs can fully replace the coal-plant jobs that will be lost as the nation's power-generation system...
Clock is ticking to save East Antarctica from climate change
The worst effects of global warming on the world's largest ice sheet could be avoided if nations around the world succeed in meeting climate...
How a harmful fungus renders its host plant defenseless
The fungus Ustilago maydis attacks corn and can cause significant damage to its host. To do this, it first ensures that the plant offers...
Female monkeys with female friends live longer
Anthropology professors and field primatologists have documented the daily life of hundreds of the large-brained capuchin monkeys in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. They have found...
Amazon’s growth limited by lack of phosphorus
Growth of the Amazon rainforest in our increasingly carbon-rich atmosphere could be limited by a lack of phosphorus in the soil, new research shows.
Even modest climate change may lead to sweeping changes in northernmost forests
Even relatively modest climate warming and associated precipitation shifts may dramatically alter Earth's northernmost forests, which constitute one of the planet's largest nearly intact...
Sponges ‘sneeze’ to dispose of waste
Sneezing out mucus may be one of the oldest ways for organisms to get rid of unwanted waste. A group of researchers found that...
How calcium ions get into the cellular power stations of plants
Calcium is a very special nutrient. In the cells of most living beings calcium ions function as so-called second messengers to transmit important signals....
Adjusting pesticide regulation and use in European soils
Scientists have explored how to improve the PERSAM model used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in pesticide regulation. They have analysed the...
Self-pollinating plant shows rapid loss of genetic variation
Without bumble bees, a flowering plant that can self-pollinate lost substantial genetic variation within only nine generations, an experimental study found. A group of...
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