Before the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly shut down labs and sent scientists home to work, female astronomers…
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Researchers discover root exudates have surprising and counterintuitive impact on soil carbon storage
Ecosystem ecology studies often focus on what’s happening to plants above ground, for instance exploring photosynthesis…
Biodiversity in Africa and Latin America at risk from oil palm expansion, new report warns
Zero deforestation commitments may inadvertently leave vital habitats in Latin America and Africa vulnerable to agricultural…
Cell division enzyme earmarked as potential new cancer therapeutic target
To make new cells, we have to divide existing ones. This is a continuous, frequent and…
Bringing the Kelvin problem solutions to life with the first-ever polymeric Weaire-Phelan structures
An interesting class of problems in geometry concerns tiling or tessellation, in which a surface or…
Sociability genes found in some spiders
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, Texas Tech University, Cornell University and Australian…
Australia falls short in Great Barrier Reef efforts: experts
Despite warnings, Australia’s efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef still fall short of protecting the…
Hawaii volcano, world's largest, erupts for first time in decades
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time…
Leading plastics scientists call for inclusion of all associated chemicals in global plastics treaty
Plastic pollution is a global health and environmental problem, with serious social and economic consequences. Without…
New kind of tropical cyclone identified in the Indian Ocean
Flinders University oceanography experts have described a new kind of cyclone in the Indian Ocean near…