The capacity of soil to hold water will be critical to determine how well farms in…
Category: Phys.org
Phys.org
Haiti's 1860 Jour de Pâques earthquakes may have released strain in key fault zone
Using details from historical newspaper accounts and letters, seismologists have learned more about Haiti’s 1860 Jour…
How do cells react to micro- and nanoplastics?
The smaller plastic particles are, the more easily they can be taken up by cells. In…
Vacation time! New research uses characteristics of consumers to segment buyers and offer personalized prices and perks
A “normal” version of life is returning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that includes…
Protein folding in times of oxygen deficiency
Proteins often consist of hundreds or thousands of individual parts—the amino acids. These are connected like…
Above-ground microbial communities that quell plant diseases can be developed
Microbial communities naturally living on the leaves and stems of tomato plants can be manipulated to…
Molecule from ancient bacteria-like cells may shed new light on sexual reproduction
A study presents the theory that egg-sperm fusion, a crucial feature of sexual reproduction in plants…
Oldest European salamander fossil, discovered in Scotland, informs amphibian origins
Fossils discovered in Scotland represent some of the world’s oldest salamanders, according to a new study…
Final destination deep sea: Microplastics' impact on ocean floor even greater than assumed
Senckenberg researchers Serena Abel and Angelika Brandt, together with colleagues from the Alfred Wegener Institute—Helmholtz Centre…
Synchronization of firearm background check data reveals acquisition patterns
How has gun background check data—an accepted proxy of firearm sales—trended during the past 20 years? …