Grasslands are managed worldwide to support livestock production, while remaining natural or semi-natural ones provide critical services that contribute to the wellbeing of both people and the planet.
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Miller School Leads Groundbreaking Trial Treating Severe COVID-19 With Mesenchymal Stem Cells
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers led a unique and groundbreaking randomized controlled trial showing umbilical-cord derived mesenchymal stem cell infusions safely reduce risk of death and quicken time to recovery for the severest COVID-19 patients, according to results published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine on January 5.
Pollutants Rapidly Changing the Waters Near Ieodo Island
There has been frequent occurrence of red tide in coastal waters around Korea where the sea turns red.
Surprising News: Drylands Are Not Getting Drier
New Columbia Engineering study—first to investigate the long-term effect of soil moisture-atmosphere feedbacks in drylands—finds that soil moisture exerts a negative feedback on surface water availability in drylands, offsetting some of the expected decline.
First Glimpse of Polarons Forming in a Promising Next-Gen Energy Material
Polarons are fleeting distortions in a material’s atomic lattice that form around a moving electron in a few trillionths of a second, then quickly disappear.
Combining Solar Energy and Agriculture to Mitigate Climate Change, Assist Rural Communities
Co-developing land for both solar photovoltaic power and agriculture could provide 20% of total electricity generation in the United States with an investment of less than 1% of the annual U.S. budget, a new paper by Oregon State University researchers found.