Study gains a better understanding, from the perspective of farmers, of the challenges and advantageous opportunities associated with using high tunnels for specialty cropsCredit: Full Hand Farm A study out of Indiana and Purdue…
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Study investigates the desirability for, and practicality of, producing snack peppers, both sweet and hot, with low seed countCredit: John Stommel John Stommel of the Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture…
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Industry needs studied as demand and production increasesCredit: John Dole Across the United States and Canada, demand for local specialty cut flowers is increasing, and production has correspondingly jumped. To accurately assess the needs…
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Study finds elk have the means to adapt to changing climate cues, but migratory shifts may have unknown ripple effects throughout the regionCredit: Joe Riis Every spring, tens of thousands of elk follow a wave of green growth up onto the…
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Formula could tell ecologists which species will come to their own 'behavioral rescue'Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 14, 2019) -- Finding a shady refuge to cool off on a hot day could be more than a lifesaver…
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Credit: University of Rochester photo / Omid Saleh Ziabari Many of an organism's traits are influenced by cues from the organism's environment. These features are known as phenotypically plastic traits and are important in allowing…
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Microbiologists have discovered a new family of bacteria belonging to the order Rickettsiales -- Deianiraeaceae; this is the first report of the Rickettsia-like bacteria that display a unique extracellular lifestyle and are in fact…
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Published in Science on June 14, 2019 Credit: Jeroen Reneerkens Climate and ecosystems are changing, but predation on shorebird nests has changed little across the globe over the past 60 years, finds an international team of 60…
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The current Nor­we­gian Bar­ents Sea oil spill risk governance frame­work would need considerable remodelingCredit: Tuuli Parviainen A recent case study from the University of Helsinki examines different ways of framing oil spill…
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Credit: Heikki Siltala Cat breeds differ from each other in behaviour with regard to activity, aggressiveness, shyness, sociability and stereotypical behaviour. A study conducted at the University of Helsinki discovered that…
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Study could advance molecular diagnosis and roboticsCredit: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Scientists in Japan have developed a way of amplifying DNA on a scale suitable for use in the emerging fields of DNA-based computing and…
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Helmholtz research centers start measurement campaign on hydrological extremesCredit: Dr. Andreas Wieser, KIT Extreme weather events, such as thunderstorms or heavy rainfall and the resulting floods, influence Earth and environmental…
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Credit: Gabriel Ng, UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory NEW YORK, June 13, 2019 - Many people associate dopamine with reward or attention. Some might think of the part it plays in addiction, or Parkinson's disease, which kills off…
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Credit: Liu Changmei The dentate gyrus (DG) is the input region of the hippocampus and plays an important role in learning and memory. Although emerging evidence suggested that abnormal expression of the polycomb repressive complex 2…
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Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute and USDA-ARS are examining the relationship between aphids and the plant viruses they transmit on a molecular level, which could lead to new methods for controlling the pests.Credit: Mariko Alexander…
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Credit: Artwork by Katrina Kenny Fossils of a giant new species from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites have been found on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The finding is adding important insights to our…
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IBM expands its quantum computing program with Wits as its first partner in Africa on the IBM Q NetworkCredit: Wits University IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the expansion of its quantum computing efforts to Africa in a new…
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Human body communication can make data networks radically saferCredit: Dairoku Muramatsu & Yoshifumi Nishida Source: Equivalent Circuit Model Viewed from Receiver Side in Human Body Communication Wireless technologies such…
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Mediterranean diet for better healthCredit: University of Barcelona Cooking vegetables in the sofrito (sauté) with extra virgin olive oil favours the absorption and release of bioactive compounds of its traditional ingredients (garlic,…
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The rodent mothers are more likely to become pregnant after smelling odors produced by conspecific males frightened by predatorsCredit: University of Jyvaskyla Reproducing in a fearful world is tricky. How do rodents get information of…
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