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U.S. corn and soybean varieties have become increasingly heat and drought resistant as agricultural production adapts to a changing climate. But the focus on...
First 3D simulation of rat’s complete whisker system acts as a tactile ‘camera’
Engineers have developed the first full, three-dimensional (3D), dynamic simulation of a rat's complete whisker system, offering rare, realistic insight into how rats obtain...
Complexity yields simplicity: The shifting dynamics of temperate marine ecosystems
Researchers find that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification in temperate marine ecosystems are resulting in a loss of kelp habitat and...
Individual protected areas in Amazonia differ greatly in how effectively they help to fight...
While tropical forests remain threatened and their future is uncertain, the importance of understanding how well individual protected areas avoid deforestation increases.
Private-public partnership helps to evaluate satellite observations of atmospheric CO2 over oceans
Satellite observations of XCO2 show greater biases apparently over oceans than over the land surface. However, no effective ways to evaluate space-time XCO2 variations...
Nearly 20 percent of intact forest landscapes overlap with extractive industries
A new study reveals that nearly 20 percent of tropical Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) overlap with concessions for extractive industries such as mining, oil...
3D printed replicas reveal swimming capabilities of ancient cephalopods
Researchers took 3-D printed reconstructions of fossil cephalopods to actual water tanks (including a swimming pool) to see how their shell structure may have...
Climate regulation changed with the proliferation of marine animals and terrestrial plants
Earth's climate was relatively stable for a long period of time. For three billion years, temperatures were mostly warm and carbon dioxide levels high...
New tool to help farmers make crop input decisions
A new tool allows farmers to create a budget balance sheet of any nitrogen reduction plans and see the economic and environmental cost, return...
Visibly transparent radiative cooler under direct sunlight
A research team develops a radiative cooling material that is transparent under direct sunlight.
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