Corn belt farmland has lost a third of its carbon-rich soil
More than one-third of the Corn Belt in the Midwest - nearly 100 million acres - has completely lost its carbon-rich topsoil, according to...
Higher elevation birds sport thicker down
A new study examines feathers across 249 species of Himalayan songbirds, finding that birds at higher elevations have more of fluffy down than lower...
Membrane building blocks play decisive role in controlling cell growth
Lipids are the building blocks of a cell's envelope - the cell membrane. In addition to their structural function, some lipids also play a...
Managing crab and lobster catches could offer long-term benefits
A study has found that managing the density of crab and lobster pots at an optimum level increases the quality of catch, benefits the...
Capuchin monkey genome reveals clues to its long life and large brain
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a capuchin monkey for the first time, uncovering new genetic clues about the evolution of their long lifespan...
Observational constraint on cloud feedbacks suggests moderate climate sensitivity
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 February 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00970-yThe response of low clouds to warming is uncertain among climate models and dominates spread in...
More trees do not always create a cooler planet, study shows
New research by an environmental scientist reveals that deforestation in the U.S. does not always cause planetary warming, as is commonly assumed; instead, in...
Study contradicts belief that whales learn songs from one another
A new study is directly contradicting the widely accepted cultural transmission hypothesis suggesting that whales learn their songs from other whales. 'Our findings indicate...
Biodiversity protects bee communities from disease
A new analysis of thousands of native and nonnative Michigan bees shows that the most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three...
Flowers of St. John’s Wort serve as green catalyst
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has for the first time used dried flowers of St. John's Wort (genus Hypericum) as an active catalyst in...
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