Because plants take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into food, forests and other similar ecosystems are considered to be some of the planet’s most important carbon sinks.
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Protein Region on COVID’s Viral Spike Senses Temperature, Drives Seasonal Mutation Patterns
Not to pile on, but winter is coming and the COVID-19 pandemic is about to get worse.
Stanford Researchers Point the Way to Avoiding Blackouts With Clean, Renewable Energy
For some, visions of a future powered by clean, renewable energy are clouded by fears of blackouts driven by intermittent electricity supplies.
Catalyst Technology Converts Methane Greenhouse Gas into Useful, Valuable Chemicals
Methane, which produces more warming than other greenhouse gases and is the subject of newly announced U.S. emission restrictions, is hard to break down and keep out of the atmosphere.
Climate Change May Make Hurricanes Hit Sooner and Last Longer
This past hurricane season was a pretty nasty one. With 21 storms from June 1 to November 30, for the second year in a row the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out of names on their official list and had to swap over to a backup.
Danforth Center Scientists Develop an Unprecedented Three-Dimensional X-ray Microscope Methodology to Image Plants at Cellular Resolution
Measuring plant phenotypes, a term used to describe the observable characteristics of an organism, is a critical aspect of studying and improving economically important crops.
