Lupin and Arsenic: Research on soil decontamination by an exceptional plant
Researchers have discovered a new chemical mechanism used by roots of white lupin to clean up arsenic-contaminated soils, such as those from mining operations.
Farmed carnivores may become ‘disease reservoirs’ posing human health risk
Carnivorous animals lack key genes needed to detect and respond to infection by pathogens, a study has found. Farming large numbers of carnivores, like...
How do wind turbines respond to winds, ground motion during earthquakes?
Wind power has experienced fast growth within China during the past decade, but many wind farms are being built within regions of high seismic...
Turning hazelnut shells into potential renewable energy source
Researchers work on physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity of wood vinegar and tar fraction in bio-oil produced from hazelnut shells pyrolysis at 400 degrees...
Human, swine waste pose dual threats to water quality after flooding
A study that monitored surface waters in the wake of 2018's Hurricane Florence finds that waters contaminated by fecal bacteria were affected by both...
Understanding Antarctic ice historic changes could reveal future changes
Researchers suggest that the Antarctic Ice Sheet partly reached its maximum thickness before the Last Glacier Maximum.
Tyrannosaurus rex’s jaw had sensors to make it an even more fearsome predator
Tyrannosaurus rex was not just a huge beast with a big bite, it had nerve sensors in the very tips of its jaw enabling...
Would we still have severe thunderstorms over North America if the Gulf of Mexico...
The eastern half of the U.S is one of the principal hot spots for severe thunderstorm activity, especially tornadoes, globally. The standard explanation for...
On the ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins,’ a glimmer of hope for a rare...
The San Nicolas Island fox, a subspecies of the Channel Island Fox only found on the most remote of California's eight Channel Islands, is...
Tree rings from old growth Douglas-firs on the Oregon Coast show evidence of 1700...
Core samples taken from a stand of old growth Douglas-fir trees in the South Beach area just south of Newport showed reduced growth following...
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