Hijacking hormones for plant growth
Hormones designed in the lab through a technique combining chemistry, biology, and engineering might be used to manipulate plant growth in numerous ways, according...
Matchmaking for sweet potato? It’s complicated
Field history matters when trying to apply the optimal amount of nitrogen for sweet potato crops. Cover crops grown in the same plots prior...
Lost Norse of Greenland fueled the medieval ivory trade, ancient walrus DNA suggests
New DNA analysis reveals that, before their mysterious disappearance, the Norse colonies of Greenland had a 'near monopoly' on Europe's walrus ivory supply. An...
New technique for modeling turbulence in the atmosphere
Researchers have designed a computer model that more effectively calculates the behavior of atmospheric turbulence in complex environments, including cities, forests, deserts and mountainous...
Oregon has its share of fire storms
Oregon, one state above California, is also having its share of fire storms and weather concerns. Five large fires/complexes are alight in the southwest...
California’s Mendocino complex of fires now largest in state’s history
California has been dealing with record breaking fires for the past month and they aren't even halfway through their fire season. The Mendocino Complex...
Forests crucial for limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees
Trying to tackle climate change by replacing forests with crops for bioenergy power stations that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) could instead increase the amount...
Genetic ‘toolkit’ helps periwinkles gain advantage on the seashore
Periwinkles, struggling to survive the seashore battleground, have developed a genetic 'toolkit' to help them adapt to different environments, a new study shows.
Mojave Desert birds crashed over the last century due to climate change
More than 100 years ago, biologists conducted a thorough survey of birds in the Mojave Desert. A recent resurvey shows that the species richness...
Managed waterways are not isolated from effects of climate change
A study has found that human changes to rivers and streams in the United States and Canada do not isolate these natural resources from...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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