The Trump administration is settling a long-running dispute with South Carolina over cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium…
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Scientists unlock crops' power to resist floods
Enzymes that control a plant’s response to lower oxygen levels could be manipulated to make vital…
Discovery of an ancient dog species may teach us about human vocalization
In a study published in PNAS, researchers used conservation biology and genomics to discover that the…
Stealing information from host plants: How the parasitic dodder plant flowers
About 4,000 to 5,000 parasitic plant species exist. Among these, dodders (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae) are distributed worldwide.…
To the choir: Forward-thinking faculty sharing innovations mostly among themselves
Eager to learn the latest in instructional practices that research says will better engage and educate…
Study finds missing link in the evolutionary history of carbon-fixing protein Rubisco
A team led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, has discovered a missing link…
NASA's Suomi NPP satellite shows two views of California's smoky skies
NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured two images that tell the story about the smoke coming off…
Trump eyes aquaculture boom, but environmentalists dig in
President Donald Trump wants to dramatically expand aquaculture production in the United States, but a coalition…
Hydroacoustic 3-D snapshots of fish habitats could help stem overfishing
Robotic eyes and ears under the water’s surface could help researchers figure out how much fish…
Researchers develop molecule to store solar energy
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a molecule that absorbs energy from sunlight and stores…