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Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world
Night time clock helps plants know when to growCredit: Getty A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants use their metabolism to tell time and know when to grow - a discovery that could help leverage growing crops…
Optimally promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Credit: (Photo: Fabian Boetzl) Due to modern agriculture, biodiversity across many species groups is in decline. Over the last three decades, attempts have been made to counteract this with agri-environmental schemes at various levels…
How a plant regulates its growth
Molecular mechanisms of polar growth in plantsCredit: U. Hammes / TUM Plants grow towards the light. This phenomenon, which already fascinated Charles Darwin, has been observed by everyone who owns houseplants. Thus, the plant…
Staying in the shade: how cells use molecular motors to avoid bright light
Research team led by the University of Tsukuba discover new component of molecular motors that drive cellular movement in response to lightCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Single-celled algae and animal sperm cells are…
Lake turbidity mitigates impact of warming on walleyes in upper Midwest lakes
Credit: Gretchen Hansen, University of Minnesota Because walleyes are a cool-water fish species with a limited temperature tolerance, biologists expected them to act like the proverbial "canary in a coal mine" that would begin to…
Excessive social media use linked to binge eating in US preteens
For kids, screen time may go hand-in-hand with high-calorie snacking, UCSF- University of Toronto study shows UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Toronto, ON - Children in the United States who have more screen…
Identified: A mechanism that protects plant fertility from stress
Credit: University of Warwick Spikes in temperature can affect a plant's fertility, resulting in a reduction of yield and economic loss How plants can protect themselves from stress has been studied by a consortium led by the…
New treatment unlocks potential for baking raspberries
Credit: WSU Raspberry muffins are in our future. Washington State University scientists have figured out a way to treat raspberries before they're frozen so that they maintain their structure when thawed. The tart little berries…
Tundra vegetation shows similar patterns along microclimates from Arctic to sub-Antarctic
Credit: Photos: Julia Kemppinen and Peter C. le Roux. Researchers are in the search for generalisable rules and patterns in nature. Biogeographer Julia Kemppinen together with her colleagues tested if plant functional traits show…
Half a trillion corals: world-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks
Credit: Andreas Dietzel. For the first time, scientists have assessed how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean--and evaluated their risk of extinction. While the answer to "how many coral species are there?" is 'Googleable', until…
Microplastic sizes in Hudson-Raritan Estuary and coastal ocean revealed
Rutgers research shows stormwater could be important source of plastic pollutionCredit: NOAA Rutgers scientists for the first time have pinpointed the sizes of microplastics from a highly urbanized estuarine and coastal system with…
When foams collapse (and when they don’t)
High-speed video microscopy reveals the complex mechanics of foam collapseCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have revealed how liquid foams collapse by observing…
New insights into an ancient protein complex
Cells rely on membranes to protect themselves from the outside world. But these membranes can't be fully closed because nutrients and other molecules have to be able to pass through. To achieve this, cell membranes have many types of…
Can a robot operate effectively underwater?
USC researchers find sea stars' shape plays an important role in their ability to withstand dynamic water forces and remain attached to surfaces If you've ever watched Planet Earth, you know the ocean is a wild place to live. The water is…
Could a common barnacle help find missing persons lost at sea?
UNSW marine scientists have used a barnacle to develop two equations that can help estimate when and where a local boat may have sunk.Credit: Shutterstock A common barnacle could be used to help trace missing persons lost at sea,…
Changing the silkworm’s diet to spin stronger silk
Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have produced cellulose nanofiber (CNF) synthesized silk naturally through a simple tweak to silkworms' diet. Mixing CNF with commercially available food and feeding the…
Vitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay
Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19's lethality. But research on it is lacking. A Hiroshima University professor calls on fellow scientists to study its potential role Who would have thought…
Farmers in developing countries can protect both profits and endangered species
HOUSTON - (Feb. 25, 2021) - Low-income livestock farmers in developing countries are often faced with a difficult dilemma: protect their animals from endangered predators, or spare the threatened species at the expense of their livestock…
How plant stem cells renew themselves — a cytokinin story
The mechanism by which the plant hormone cytokinin controls cell division has been discovered -- a breakthrough that significantly improves our understanding of how plants grow The mechanism by which the plant hormone cytokinin controls…
Smaller plates help reduce food waste in campus dining halls
Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Food waste is a major problem in the U.S., and young adults are among the worst culprits. Many of them attend college or university and live on campus, making dining halls a prime…