Altering a mosquito’s gut genes to make them spread antimalarial genes to the next generation of their species shows promise as an approach to curb malaria, suggests a preliminary study published today in eLife.
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Abandoning the Old Ways: Progress in the Low-Cost Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia
Ammonia (NH3) is among the most important chemicals produced by humans and has a promising future in sustainable energy applications besides being used in fertilizer production.
Indigenous Land-Use Reduced Catastrophic Wildfires on the Fish Lake Plateau
If you were to visit the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau a thousand years ago, you’d find conditions remarkably familiar to the present.
Partial Shade From Solar Panels Increase Abundance of Flowers in Late Summer
A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of their bloom, both findings that could aid the agricultural community.
Climate Change is Making it Harder to Get a Good Cup of Coffee
Ethiopia may produce less specialty coffee and more rather bland tasting varieties in the future.
Tree Hydraulics and Water Relations: Why Trees Die as a Result of Drought
When trees die during a period of drought, they die of thirst.