Low-level thinning can help restore redwood forests without affecting stream temperatures
Selectively cutting trees in riparian zones to aid forest restoration can be done without adversely affecting streams' water temperature as long as the thinning...
Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument home to rich bee diversity
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Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics
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To conserve water, Indian farmers fire up air pollution
A measure to conserve groundwater in northwestern India has led to unexpected consequences: added air pollution in an area already beset by haze and...
African dust transport across North Atlantic
Researchers chronicle the history of African dust transport, including three independent 'first' discoveries of African dust in the Caribbean Basin in the 1950s and...
A new concept could make more environmentally friendly batteries possible
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New research reveals plant wonderland inside China’s caves
Over five years (2009-2014) researchers have delved into the depths of some of China's most unexplored and unknown caves in the largest ever study...
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A new study finds a naturally occurring 'earthquake gate' that decides which earthquakes are allowed to grow into magnitude 8 or greater. Sometimes, the...
Deep-sea mining’s impact on microbes
The essential roles that microbes play in deep-sea ecosystems are at risk from the potential environmental impacts of mining, a new article reports. The...
How brassinosteroid signaling makes roots grow longer under nitrogen deficiency
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Earth's Future http://doi.org/bzpc (2017)
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