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06/09/2020
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By Michael Alexander
They’re all in this together: Study discovers that microbe communities can work together to acquire nutrients
There is a method to the madness – or at least there is for the microbes who adopted a cooperative, communal approach when it comes to securing nourishment from their environment. This is according to a new study from the University of Exeter, in which researchers looked for possible factors that could have influenced certain microorganisms […]
03/06/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Dead Sea secrets revealed: Scientists explain why salt crystals pile up in the Dead Sea
For a couple of decades now, scientists and researchers have noticed a peculiar phenomenon occurring in the depths of the Dead Sea: salt snow. Scientists first noticed it in 1979 – they observed salt crystals forming on the surface of the famed lake, before “snowing” down and piling up on the lake bed. The deposits […]
03/04/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Useful AND cute: Robot “duck” clears weeds and pests in Japanese rice fields
In recent years, many farmers have turned to the use of dangerous and toxic commercially available pesticides to help keep their farms pest-free, even though these chemicals are known to cause not just problems in the environment such as water contamination and the poisoning of local wildlife, but also diseases and health problems in humans. […]
02/28/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Large reservoirs of “fire ice” beneath the ocean can potentially trigger devastating disasters if released
Locked deep beneath our oceans, according to scientists, are deposits of frozen methane. Dubbed “fire ice,” these deposits, once released, can trigger large-scale natural catastrophes such as tsunamis and landslides – and scientists and experts currently have no idea how much of these fire ice deposits exist. According to Ann Cook, an associate professor in […]
02/27/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Researchers “shed light” on plants’ circadian clocks: Findings could be used to improve future crops
Every person has a circadian clock, an invisible internal mechanism synchronized with solar time. This “clock,” according to the National Sleep Foundation, drives a person’s circadian rhythm, which regulates daily sleep-wake cycles. As it turns out, even plants have one, too. First discovered in 1729 by French geophysicist and chronobiologist Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan after […]
02/27/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Great Barrier Reef on brink of 3rd major coral bleaching in 5 years, scientists warn
Scientists and conservationists make an alarming statement: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is on the brink of another major coral bleaching. As per official records, this will be the third bleaching event happening in the reef system within the last five years. “Bleaching” is a phenomenon wherein coral polyps expel the zooxanthellae or algae living inside […]
02/24/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Worst extinction since the dinosaurs: Total biomass of flying insects down by a staggering 76%, warn German researchers
We are in the middle of an extinction phase. The animals in danger of extermination? Flying insects. This is according to entomology enthusiast Martin Sorg, president of the Amateur Entomology Society of Krefeld, who, over the last 37 years, collected 80 million insects from the German countryside. And while the Society’s collection is considered a […]
02/24/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Flesh-eating bacteria spread in Delaware Bay: Victims went crabbing or consumed seafood from the area, warn experts
The waters off the coast of Delaware and New Jersey aren’t just the perfect environment for crabs and other shellfish – they’re also fast becoming the perfect home for flesh-eating bacteria. This is according to a report made by researchers and medical and healthcare professionals at Cooper University Hospital in New Jersey, who saw a […]
02/18/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Researchers develop a procedure that can extract diesel fuel from water and soil
With the ever-increasing number of vehicles on the road, concern surrounding the risk of contaminating the environment with diesel fuel — and other petroleum-based products — is also rising. Diesel fuel is an extremely noxious pollutant: when spilled on water, it stays mainly on the surface, which ends up decreasing the water’s oxygen concentration, resulting […]
02/09/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Bee warfare: Domesticated honey bees spread viruses on plants, driving wild bumblebees to extinction
If you’re buying your honey from domestic apiaries and suppliers, there’s a high chance that you are contributing to the continued eradication of wild bumblebees, according to scientists. According to a group of scientists from the University of Vermont (UVM) and the University of Florida, a spillover of viruses from domesticated honey bees (Apis mellifera) […]
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