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| New study sheds light on evolution of photosynthesis Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:06 PM PDT A new study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve crop production. |
| Weird warbler reveals genetics of its mismatched colors Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT An incredibly rare hybrid warbler with mismatched color patterns has allowed researchers to disentangle the genetic drivers of two traits that usually come as a package deal -- the black face mask and the black throat patch in blue-winged and golden-winged warblers. |
| Storing carbon inn rocks underground: Old oil fields may be less prone to induced earthquakes Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT Subsurface carbon sequestration -- storing carbon in rocks deep underground -- offers a partial solution for removing carbon from the atmosphere. Used alongside emissions reductions, geologic carbon sequestration could help mitigate anthropogenic climate change. But like other underground operations, it comes with risks -- including earthquakes. |
| Mountaintop glacier ice disappearing in tropics around the world Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT Mountaintop glacier ice in the tropics of all four hemispheres covers significantly less area -- in one case as much as 93% less -- than it did just 50 years ago, a new study has found. |
| How to build a better wind farm Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT Location, location, location -- when it comes to the placement of wind turbines, the old real estate adage applies, according to new research. |
| Most nitrogen in Gulf of Mexico comes from coastal waters Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT Almost all of the nitrogen that fertilizes life in the open ocean of the Gulf of Mexico is carried into the Gulf from shallower coastal areas, researchers found. |
| Mangrove forest study has takeaways for coastal communities Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:29 PM PDT A new article shines light on the effect human-made infrastructure and natural topography has on coastal wetlands after major storm events. |
| DNA data and modelling reveal potential spread of invasive species Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:48 AM PDT Scientists have found that a marine invasive species - a sea squirt that lives on rocky shores - could spread along 3,500 kilometers of South American coastline if climate change or human activities alter sea conditions. |
| Unusual prey: Spiders eating snakes Posted: 28 Jun 2021 10:38 AM PDT There are spiders that eat snakes. Observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Researchers consolidated and analyzed over 300 reports of this unusual predation strategy. |
| New tools for pandemic prevention research: DNA sequencing from water and leeches Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:49 AM PDT In new research, water from African and Mongolian waterholes as well as bloodmeals from Southeast Asian leeches were assessed for the ability to retrieve mammalian viruses without the need to find and catch the mammals. The scientists analyzed the samples using high-throughput sequencing to identify known viruses as well as viruses new to science. |
| Data from boreholes in plate boundaries could explain slow earthquakes Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:30 AM PDT Slow earthquakes are long-period earthquakes that are not so dangerous alone, but are able to trigger more destructive earthquakes. Their origins lie in tectonic plate boundaries where one plate subsides below another. Though the causal mechanism is already known, there has been a lack of data to accurately model the life cycle of slow earthquakes. For the first time, researchers use deep-sea boreholes to gauge pressures far below the seafloor. |
| Paleonursery offers rare, detailed glimpse at life 518 million years ago Posted: 28 Jun 2021 08:41 AM PDT All life on Earth 500 million years ago lived in the oceans, but scientists know little about how these animals and algae developed. A newly discovered fossil deposit near Kunming, China, may hold the keys to understanding how these organisms laid the foundations for life on land and at sea today, according to an international team of researchers. |
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