How to beat the heat: Memory mechanism allows plants to adapt to heat stress
Researchers have found that plants adapt to heat stress via a specific 'memory' mechanism. The JUMONJI family of proteins can control small heat shock...
Researchers develop tool to aid in development, efficiency of hydrogen-powered cars
Researchers are addressing one aspect of creating fuel cells that can convert hydrogen and oxygen safely into water by developing new computational tools and...
Aspirin takes the headache out of ecological restoration
New research has shown how a readily available, cheap and safe-to-use product found in the medicine cabinet of most homes could be the key...
The impact of double-cropping
A new study quantifies for the first time the impact that double-cropping had on helping Brazil achieve its national grain boom.
Origin of fairy circles: Euphorbia hypothesis disproved
The fairy circles of the Namib are one of nature's greatest mysteries. Millions of these circular barren patches extend over vast areas along the...
Warmer temperatures lessen COVID-19 spread, but control measures still needed, study finds
New research shows transmission of the virus behind COVID-19 varies seasonally, but warmer conditions are not enough to prevent transmission.
Hope for critically endangered gorillas in eastern DRC
A new study has updated the global population estimate for the Critically Endangered Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) -- the world's largest gorilla subspecies...
Corals’ natural ‘sunscreen’ may help them weather climate change
Scientists are one step closer to understanding why some corals can weather climate change better than others, and the secret could be in a...
Maori connections to Antarctica may go as far back as 7th century, new study...
Indigenous Maori people may have set eyes on Antarctic waters and perhaps the continent as early as the 7th century, new research shows.
Soil microbes metabolize the same polyphenols found in chocolate, wine
A research team has uncovered new insights into the role of polyphenols in the soil microbiome, known as a black box for its complexity....
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