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07/10/2022
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By Virgilio Marin
Satellite images of striped hills in Russia mystify NASA
A hilly landscape in Northern Russia had the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mystified of its striped patterns. On Feb. 23, the agency posted satellite images of a rock formation near the Markha River in Arctic Siberia. Taken using the Operation Land Imager on the satellite Landsat 8 over many years, the images showed a wrinkled landscape laced with gnarled patterns of […]
03/07/2022
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By Virgilio Marin
Sustainable farming: 7 Indigenous practices to preserve crop and soil health
In an industry dominated by pesticides and synthetic products, traditional farming offers an alternative approach to protecting crops and the soil. It provides sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges, such as biodiversity loss and land degradation, without relying on harmful industrial methods. Here are seven indigenous practices that promote sustainability in agriculture: 1. Thai rotational cropping The Hin Lad Nai community in […]
02/07/2022
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By Virgilio Marin
Marine life is thriving on the Antarctic seafloor, even after being trapped under the ice for 50 years
Researchers have discovered that the Antarctic seabed is teeming a rich community of sea creatures. The marine organisms – trapped under the ice for five decades – came to light after an iceberg over two times bigger than New York City broke off of the Brunt Ice Shelf in northern Antarctica last month. The iceberg, called A-74, drifted into the Weddell Sea […]
02/07/2022
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By Virgilio Marin
Ice cores from top-secret Army base reveal Greenland was largely ice-free millions of years ago
A new study published in the journal PNAS suggests that Greenland might have been largely ice-free millions of years ago. Researchers arrived at this conclusion after studying ice core samples that U.S. Army scientists dug from a mile below northwestern Greenland in 1966 as part of a top-secret project codenamed “Iceworm.” The ice core was lost in a freezer for decades before it was […]
02/02/2022
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By Virgilio Marin
Analysis of mutated fern spores sheds light on link between mercury and mass extinction
A study published in the journal Science Advances found that increased mercury levels in the environment may have contributed to the mass extinction more than 200 million years ago. An international team of researchers analyzed mutated fern spores from core samples dating to that period and found a strong link between mercury and the mass extinction event. “By looking […]
12/17/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Accumulation of ammonia from agriculture linked to cloud formations over Asia
European researchers found that cloud formations over Asia are influenced by ammonia from agriculture. In a paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers described how ammonia from livestock and fertilizers rises up into the atmosphere to form a seasonal aerosol layer. Aerosol layer largely made up of ammonia-based chemical The Asian tropopause aerosol layer (ATAL) is an accumulation of […]
10/04/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Green scream: Plants emit “ultrasonic squeals” when stressed by drought or physical damage
Plants let out “ultrasonic squeals” when they are damaged or stressed by drought. Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel discovered this after placing microphones near tomato and tobacco plants. Thanks to the microphones, the researchers were able to detect distinct sounds emanating from the plants. The sounds are too high-frequency for humans to hear, but other plants and some animals may be able to perceive […]
09/27/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Study shows how plants time their flowering in the spring
A new study published in the journal Genes & Development found that a key molecule in flowering plants becomes very active in response to the first frost of autumn. Called “COOLAIR,” the molecule prepares plants for flowering in spring by suppressing a gene called FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC), which inhibits flowering. Exploring the molecular process behind vernalization Vernalization is the initiation of […]
09/13/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Solar aquaculture: Harnessing solar energy to improve oyster and algae farming
Solar energy offers a way for aquaculture farms to become sustainable. But for many oyster and algae growers, going solar is also a viable solution for some of aquaculture’s peskiest problems, such as extreme tides and waterfront conflicts. Below are some of the ways aquaculture companies use solar energy to improve oyster and algae farming: Streamlining oyster harvesting Canada’s D’Eon Oyster Company was […]
08/24/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Survey by international research team shows number of insect species in various areas have plunged by ONE-THIRD
Various insect species have declined by around one-third in the last 10 years, according to a survey conducted by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. The decline mainly affects grasslands located near intensively farmed land but also applies to forests and protected areas. The survey researchers collected more than one million insects at grassland and forest sites in […]
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