Discovery of a mechanism plants use to toggle on photosynthesis
A research team has developed a new tool to study how lipids interact with proteins in plants to help understand how photosynthesis happens.
Canada lynx disappearing from Washington state
Canada lynx are losing ground in Washington state, even as federal officials are taking steps to remove the species' threatened status under the Endangered...
Strongest predictors of menhaden growth in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
New research suggests that large-scale environmental factors influence the size of one of the ocean's most abundant forage species. Recently, scientists found that anthropogenic...
Long-living tropical trees play outsized role in carbon storage
A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass -- and carbon storage...
Black rhinos eavesdrop on the alarm calls of hitchhiking oxpeckers to avoid humans
In Swahili, red-billed oxpeckers are called Askari wa kifaru, or 'the rhino's guard.' Now, an article suggests that this indigenous name rings true: red-billed...
Fungus application thwarts major soybean pest
The soybean cyst nematode sucks the nutrients out of soybean roots, causing more than $1 billion in soybean yield losses in the U.S. each...
Greenland ice sheet meltwater can flow in winter, too
Liquid meltwater can sometimes flow deep below the Greenland Ice Sheet in winter, not just in the summer, according to new research.
Hormone produced in starved leaves stimulates roots to take up nitrogen
A new study has highlighted the extraordinary ability of plants to communicate between their shoots and roots to prevent starvation.
3D-printed corals could improve bioenergy and help coral reefs
Researchers have designed bionic 3D-printed corals that could help energy production and coral reef research.
Improving accuracy of future climate change predictions
New research has shone light on the impact of clouds on climate change. The study has raised serious doubts of the likely impact of...
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