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A New Method to Detect Dehydration in Plants
Have you ever wondered if your plants were dry and dehydrated, or if you’re not watering them enough?
Researchers Explore Carbon Capture in Fish Farms to Address Climate Change
Tons of carbon dioxide could be captured from the environment while removing toxic sulfide from fish farms.
Conserving high-elevation grasslands in Peru is key to protect Andean bears
Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations and plants to maximize nutrition and avoid livestock, according to a new study.
After lockdown, immune system reacts more strongly to viruses and bacteria
New research shows that the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people's immune response to microorganisms. During the lockdown, inflammation level in the body was low, but afterwards, the immune system reacted more intensely to viruses and bacteria.
Massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs
While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, impacted.
Loss of Urban Trees Affects Education Outcomes
It’s well established that urban tree cover provides numerous environmental and psychological benefits to city dwellers.
New evidence on the relationship between moderate wine consumption and cardiovascular health
Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complications, according to a multicenter study. The study is based on the analysis of a biomarker of wine intake -- specifically, tartaric acid, present in grapes. It was carried out in 1,232 participants in the PREDIMED...
Building a backbone: Scientists recreate the body’s ‘GPS system’ in the lab
Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build the spine and nervous system (the trunk).
Syphilis had its roots in the Americas
A research team has taken a crucial step towards resolving a long-standing controversy -- was syphilis introduced to Europe from the Americas at the end of the 15th century, or had it been there all along? Ancient pathogen genomes from skeletons that pre-date 1492 confirm its introduction from the Americas,...