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MSU Global Plant Study: Loss of ‘Nitrogen Fixers’ Threatens Biodiversity, Ecosystems

Mississippi State University is part of a European-American collaboration studying how human activities, like fertilizer use and polluting, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which are crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems by adding nitrogen to the soil.

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Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals

Trees are the most abundant natural resource living on Earth’s land masses, and North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use them as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum.

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Water for a Desert Lake in Algeria

Roughly 11,000 to 5,000 years ago, during the African Humid Period, the Sahara Desert was likely far wetter and greener.

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FSU Research Improves Hurricane Intensity Forecasting

Hurricanes are massive, complex systems that can span hundreds of miles as they swirl around the low pressure of the storm’s eye.

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U.S. Winter Outlook: Warmer and Drier South, Wetter North

A slowly-developing La Nina is favored to influence conditions for the upcoming winter across most of the country, according to NOAA’s U.S.

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Iron Nuggets in the Pinnacles Unlock Secrets of Ancient and Future Climates

Small iron-rich formations found within Western Australia’s Pinnacles, which are part of the world’s largest wind-blown limestone belt spanning more than 1000km, have provided new insights into Earth’s ancient climate and changing landscape.

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Declines in Plant Resilience Threaten Carbon Storage in the Arctic

Rapid warming has impacted the northern ecosystem so significantly that scientists are concerned the region’s vegetation is losing the ability to recover from climate shocks, suggests a new study.

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The Hidden Role of Air Pollution in Cognitive Decline

Air pollution is often viewed as an outdoor hazard and a threat to respiratory health.

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Airborne DNA Tech Transforms Endangered Wildlife Monitoring

University of Queensland researchers have created new tools that could change how conservation experts monitor and protect some of Australia’s most endangered species.

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Novel Computational Method Could Prove a Game-Changer in Tracking Down River Polluters

Recent months have seen national outcry over water companies allowing sewage pollution in rivers to breach acceptable limits.

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