Using electric current to stabilize low-permeability soils
Scientists have developed a new approach to stabilizing clay soils. The method involves using a battery-like system to apply electric current to carbonate and...
Fuels, not fire weather, control carbon emissions in boreal forest
A team has found that the amount of carbon that burns in wildfires in western boreal forests depends more on available fuels than on...
To protect nature’s benefits, focus on people
New paper calls for the consideration of people's diverse needs in order to develop effective nature-based policies and investments in ecosystems.
Australian valley a ‘natural laboratory’ to test carbon sequestration theory
An idea to enhance natural carbon capture from olivine weathering has never been tested at scale. Geoscientists have proposed the Tweed Valley as a...
Dueling proteins give shape to plants
In order to thrive, plants must integrate a variety of sometimes-subtle signals in their environment, from day length to nutrient presence. Biologists have unpacked...
Fuel availability not fire weather controls boreal wildfire severity and carbon emissions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 October 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00920-8Carbon emissions from fires are generally modelled and predicted from fire weather and climate. Fuel availability...
Drivers of wildfire carbon emissions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 October 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00922-6Increasing fire frequency and severity may shift boreal forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources and...
Planting parasites: Unveiling common molecular mechanisms of parasitism and grafting
Using the model Orobanchaceae parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum, scientists have discerned the molecular mechanisms underlying plant parasitism and cross-species grafting, pinpointing one specific enzyme....
‘Universal law of touch’ will enable new advances in virtual reality
Seismic waves, commonly associated with earthquakes, have been used by scientists to develop a universal scaling law for the sense of touch. A team...
Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits
Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth...
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