German researchers compile world’s largest inventory of known plant species
Catalogue vastly expands global knowledge of plant diversityCredit: Swen Reichhold Leipzig could mean for the future of plant taxonomy what ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Pesticide deadly to bees now easily detected in honey
Credit: Janusz Pawliszyn A common insecticide that is a major hazard for honeybees is now effectively detected in honey thanks ...
Can we harness a plant’s ability to synthesize medicinal compounds?
Knowledge could guide development of sustainable production methods for plant-based medicinesCredit: From Flora De Filipinas by Francisco Manuel Blanco in ...
NSF awards ou faculty member $2 million research and innovation grant
Young researcher to explore advancement of polymer recycling technologies in hopes of sending less multi-layer plastics to landfillsCredit: OU Photographer ...
New material ‘mines’ copper from toxic wastewater
Nature-inspired material designed by Berkeley Lab scientists removes copper from wastewater with atomic precisionCredit: Berkeley Lab We rely on water ...
Microplastics in the death zone
Scientists find plastic fibres in snow samples from Mount EverestCredit: Baker Perry, National Geographic Scientists have identified the highest recorded ...
Could kelp help relieve ocean acidification?
Credit: Image credit: Heidi Hirsh Ethereal, swaying pillars of brown kelp along California's coasts grow up through the water column, ...
Bacteria convince their squid host to create a less hostile work environment
Credit: Moriano-Gutierrez, et al. 2020 Bacteria living symbiotically within the Hawaiian bobtail squid can direct the host squid to change ...
UTIA awarded FAA Grant to research sustainable aviation fuel development in the Southeast
Growing biomass for jet fuel may become a viable option for farmersCredit: Photo by E. McArthur on Unsplash. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ...
Study confirms contribution of bioenergy to climate change mitigation
Across-border team of researchers refute arguments that carbon debt, opportunity cost and indirect land-use change prevent greenhouse gas mitigation by ...
Study finds health trade-offs for wildlife as urbanization expands
Research on tree swallows suggests city living may offer advantages, but not without risksCredit: Joseph Corra, Ohio State University COLUMBUS, ...
COVID-19 highlights risks of wildlife trade
International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislationCredit: Kit Magellan Many diseases, such ...
Microbial remedies target chemical threats in the environment
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Across America, hazardous waste sites pose an ongoing threat to human and ...
Tropical peatland conservation could protect humans from new diseases
Credit: Suzanne Turnock / Borneo Nature Foundation Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...