A team of astrophysicists, geoscientists, chemists and life scientists affiliated with a host of institutions in Japan has found evidence that billions of years ago, the Earth's oceans were green. In their study published ...
Treatment plants use a combination of tools to keep toxins and contaminants out of drinking water. Researchers with the University of Cincinnati have examined two such tools in addressing a toxin produced by harmful algae ...
Environment
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Researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen have investigated the movement patterns of unicellular, hydrogen-producing green algae under different ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 7, 2025
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Plant factories are failing, with multiple companies closing or going bankrupt in recent months. This includes the largest vertical farm on the planet, in Compton, Los Angeles.
Agriculture
Jan 29, 2025
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Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between researchers from Deakin University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), published ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 29, 2025
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Glowing mushrooms are often associated with tropical environments, but they can also be found in Switzerland. In fact, Zurich-based artists Heidy Baggenstos and Andreas Rudolf have been working with bioluminescent organisms ...
Ecology
Jan 7, 2025
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Scientists at The University of Manchester have achieved a significant breakthrough in using cyanobacteria—commonly known as "blue-green algae"—to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable bio-based materials.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2024
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A new NASA-led study has found that how rain falls in a given year is nearly as important to the world's vegetation as how much. Reporting Dec. 11 in Nature, the researchers showed that even in years with similar rainfall ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2024
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The moons of Mars are garnering increased attention, not only because they could provide a view of the solar system's past but also because they could provide invaluable staging areas for any future human settlement on Mars ...
Space Exploration
Dec 2, 2024
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In order to defy climate change and the bark beetle, more deciduous trees are being planted in Swiss forests. If possible, their wood should be used several times before it ends up as firewood, thus releasing the previously ...
Biotechnology
Nov 29, 2024
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