Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates—that’s the job of bacteria in our large intestines. UC…
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Spider home invasion season: why the media may be to blame for your arachnophobia
Spiders have an unfortunate media presence. No number of studies emphasising their ecological value or the…
Research links soil nitrogen levels to corn yield and nitrogen losses
What exactly is the relationship between soil nitrogen, corn yield, and nitrogen loss? Most farmers would…
Lidar study suggests carbon storage losses greater than thought in Amazon due to losses at edge of forests
An international team of researchers has found that carbon sequestering losses in the Amazon basin have…
A new way to automate sequences of chemical reactions
A team of researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in Korea and the…
Decent living for all does not have to cost the Earth
Global energy consumption in 2050 could be reduced to the levels of the 1960s and still…
The world's southernmost tree grows in one of the windiest places on Earth, but climate change is shifting those winds
The world’s southernmost tree grows in one of the windiest places on Earth – but climate…
How to prevent disruptions in food supply chains after COVID-19
Almost all businesses involved in the food supply chain have experienced effects ranging from a mild…
A brutal war and rivers poisoned with every rainfall: How one mine destroyed an island
This week, 156 people from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, petitioned the…
Police use of excessive force influences core beliefs of civilians, study shows
With the city of Louisville still reeling from a grand jury’s recent findings about Breonna Taylor’s…