Fresh insight into invasive plant that blights UK rivers
New research into the behavior of an invasive plant seen on riverbanks across the UK could help improve the management of the problem, experts...
New water simulation captures small details even in large scenes
When designers select a method for simulating water and waves, they have to choose either fast computation or realistic effects; state-of-the-art methods are only...
Ice sheets of the last ice age seeded the ocean with essential nutrient silica
New research led by glaciologists and isotope geochemists has found that melting ice sheets provide the surrounding oceans with the essential nutrient silica.
Wearable ‘microbrewery’ saves human body from radiation damage
The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital lab workers better track their daily radiation exposure, enabling a faster assessment...
Marine mammals lack functional gene to defend against popular pesticide
As marine mammals evolved to make water their primary habitat, they lost the ability to make a protein that defends humans and other land-dwelling...
Diverse symbionts of reef corals have endured since ‘age of dinosaurs’
Coral-algal partnerships have endured numerous climate change events in their long history, and at least some are likely to survive modern-day global warming as...
Back to the future of climate change
Researchers are looking to the geologic past to make future projections about climate change. Their research focuses on the ancient Tethys Ocean (site of...
Tiny tunnels inside garnets appear to be the result of boring microorganisms
Complex systems of microscopic tunnels found inside garnet crystals from Thailand are most likely the result of microorganisms making their homes inside these minerals,...
Researchers call for comprehensive transformation of food systems
Agriculture and food systems policies should ensure more than just the supply of food. Decision-makers must make a paradigm shift to align policies about...
North American diets require more land than we have, study finds
Researchers found that if the global population followed the United States Department of Agriculture's dietary guidelines, there would not be enough land to provide...
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