Whole-tree logging may not hinder plant biodiversity
When it comes to timber harvesting, removing the whole tree -- from stump to twigs -- doesn't reduce plant diversity any more than old-fashioned...
A simple software error corrected: Bittersweet chloroplast genome becomes the model
Information about the organization and evolution of plastomes is crucial to improve crop plants and to resolve the phylogeny of photosynthetic organisms. In a...
Climate change should help Midwest corn production through 2050
Contrary to previous analyses, research shows that projected changes in temperature and humidity will not lead to greater water use in corn. This means...
Less water, same Texas cotton
In Texas, the Southern High Plains uses water from an aquifer to water cotton fields. However, the aquifer is running low. Scientists from the...
How ‘navigational hazards’ in metro maps confuse travelers
Some features in metro maps cause passengers to make substantial mistakes in journey planning, but it may be possible to detect and rectify these...
New technique reveals details of forest fire recovery
Do you know someone who's so caught up in the details of a problem that they 'can't see the forest for the trees?' Scientists...
How large can a tsunami be in the Caribbean?
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has researchers reevaluating whether a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami might also be a likely risk for...
A shipwreck and an 800-year-old ‘made in China’ label reveal lost history
Nearly a thousand years ago, a ship sank in the Java Sea near Indonesia. Cargo recovered from the ocean floor -- including the equivalent...
Small birds almost overheat while feeding their young
For decades, researchers have thought that access to food determined the brood size of birds. Now, biologists have discovered a completely new explanation: the...
Scientists’ new way to identify microscopic worm attacking coffee crops
The plants which produce one of the most popular drinks in the world, coffee, are targeted by a microscopic worm, but scientists are fighting...
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