Crops: Mixed cultures for a greater yield
What holds true for meadows would seem to apply to arable land, too: mixed cultures are more fruitful than monocultures.
Chemicals from human activities in transplanted oysters far from population centers
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Research team discovers Arctic dinosaur nursery
Images of dinosaurs as cold-blooded creatures needing tropical temperatures could be a relic of the past. Scientists have found that nearly all types of...
Nanotech and AI could hold key to unlocking global food security challenge
'Precision agriculture' where farmers respond in real time to changes in crop growth using nanotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) could offer a practical solution...
Ultralight material withstands supersonic microparticle impacts
Engineers find 'nanoarchitected' materials designed from precisely patterned nanoscale structures may be a promising route to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields, and other...
Antarctic Circumpolar Current flows more rapidly in warm phases
Our planet's strongest ocean current, which circulates around Antarctica, plays a major role in determining the transport of heat, salt and nutrients in the...
New knowledge of Earth’s mantle helps to explain Indonesia’s explosive volcanoes
Indonesia's volcanoes are among the world's most dangerous. Why? Through chemical analyses of tiny minerals in lava from Bali and Java, researchers have found...
Throwing shade: Measuring how much trees, buildings cool cities
When the summer sun blazes on a hot city street, our first reaction is to flee to a shady spot protected by a building...
Plant Protector: How plants strengthen their light-harvesting membranes against environmental stress
An international study has revealed the structure of a membrane-remodeling protein that builds and maintains photosynthetic membranes. These fundamental insights lay the groundwork for...
Cyclone study improves climate projections
Migrating storms and local weather systems known as cyclones and anticyclones were thought to contribute to behaviors and properties of our global weather system....
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