Minimizing post-harvest food losses
Researchers develop biological methods to improve the shelf life of fruit and vegetables.
Geoscientists hope to make induced earthquakes predictable
Geoscientists have created a model to forecast induced earthquake activity from the disposal of wastewater after oil and gas production.
Go with the flow: Scientists design new grid batteries for renewable energy
Scientists have designed an affordable 'flow battery' membrane that could accelerate renewable energy for the electrical grid.
Carbon dioxide capture and use could become big business
Capturing carbon dioxide and turning it into commercial products, such as fuels or construction materials, could become a new global industry, according to a...
Simulated sunlight reveals how 98% of plastics at sea go missing each year
A new study helps to solve the mystery of missing plastic fragments at sea. Scientists selected microplastics prevalently found on the ocean surface and...
Investigation of oceanic ‘black carbon’ uncovers mystery in global carbon cycle
An unexpected finding challenges a long-held assumption about the origin of oceanic black coal, and introduces a tantalizing new mystery: If oceanic black carbon...
Plants and fungi together could slow climate change
A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering carbon in soils. Restoring...
Water mold research leads to greater understanding of corn diseases
Corn is a staple feed and biofuel crop with a value close to $3.7 billion in the Michigan economy alone. However, knowledge about seedling...
Huge gaps in research on microplastics in North America
Amid increasing concern about the effects of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems, a new study found that North America is lagging behind other continents...
Quantitative biology opens trail to ecological exploration, evolutionary prediction
Back-to-back papers uncover surprising new findings on bacterial chemotaxis -- the movement of bacterial cells in response to chemical stimuli -- one of the...
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