Cheap as chips: Identifying plant genes to ensure food security
Scientists have developed a new approach enabling researchers to more efficiently identify the genes that control plant traits. This method will enable plant breeders...
Study of past California wildfire activity suggest climate change will worsen future fires
A new study finds that climate has been the dominant controller of wildfire activity in the Sierra Nevada region of the past 1,400 years,...
Rice irrigation worsened landslides in deadliest earthquake of 2018
Irrigation significantly exacerbated the earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in 2018, according to an international study.
Identifying a cyanobacterial gene family that helps control photosynthesis
A new study has identified a family of genes in cyanobacteria that help control carbon dioxide fixation.
Heat waves could increase substantially in size by mid-century
Scientists found that by mid-century, in a middle greenhouse emissions scenario, the average size of heat waves could increase by 50%. Under high greenhouse...
Urban, home gardens could help curb food insecurity, health problems
Food deserts are an increasingly recognized problem in the United States, but a new study indicates urban and home gardens -- combined with nutrition...
Machine learning helps plant science turn over a new leaf
Researchers have developed machine-learning algorithms that teach a computer system to analyze three-dimensional shapes of the branches and leaves of a plant. The study...
Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light and lose less to heat
Scientists have synthesized magnetically-doped quantum dots that capture the kinetic energy of electrons created by ultraviolet light before it's wasted as heat.
Costs of natural disasters are increasing at the high end
While the economic cost of natural disasters has not increased much on average, averages can be deceptive. The costs of major disasters like hurricanes...
Ancient Maya canals and fields show early and extensive impacts on tropical forests
New evidence in Belize shows the ancient Maya responded to population and environmental pressures by creating massive agricultural features in wetlands, potentially increasing atmospheric...
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