Cell structure linked to longevity of slow-growing Ponderosa Pines
Slow-growing ponderosa pines may have a better chance of surviving longer than fast-growing ones, especially as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of...
Graphene promise for more efficient fertilizers
Fertilizers with lower environmental impacts and reduced costs for farmers are being developed by researchers in the world-first use of the new advanced material...
Revisiting the Kobe earthquake and the variations of atmospheric radon concentration
Researchers have unearthed further details about radon concentration in the atmosphere before and after earthquakes, moving us closer to being able to anticipate when...
Palm oil: The carbon cost of deforestation
Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study serves as a reminder that intensive farming of this crop has...
Oregon’s Western Cascades watershed to experience larger, more frequent fires
Projected changes in temperature and relative humidity are expected to lead to longer fire seasons and more severe fire weather in Oregon's Western Cascade...
Structurally complex forests better at carbon sequestration
Forests in the eastern United States that are structurally complex -- meaning the arrangement of vegetation is highly varied -- sequester more carbon, according...
US’ power supply has capacity to adapt to climate change
Scientists have found that climate change ultimately will have a negative effect on the reliability of electricity generation in the United States, but today's...
Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA-DNA mix
Chemists have made a discovery that supports a surprising new view of how life originated on our planet. They demonstrated that a simple compound...
Forests: Spatial aspects of biodiversity, homogenization threat to forest ecosystems
A study highlights the importance of spatial aspects of biodiversity for healthy functioning of naturally occurring forests. Biologists determined that tree beta diversity --...
Nutrient-recycling microbes may feel the heat
While microbial communities are the engines driving the breakdown of dead plants and animals, little is known about whether they are equipped to handle...
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