What if your house plant could tell you your water isn’t safe?
Plants Transformed Into Detectors of Dangerous Chemicals
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UArizona Researchers Probe How a Piece of the Moon Became a Near-Earth Asteroid
In 2021, a team of University of Arizona astronomers suggested that a recently discovered near-Earth asteroid, Kamo`oalewa, could be a chunk of the moon.
How Climate Change and Population Growth Will Transform Cities' Energy Use
More extreme heat and bigger populations will dramatically change energy use in American cities by 2050, driving up the amount of electricity used to cool urban buildings per unit of floor area by at least 20% in some areas, according to research published Oct. 18 in Nature Communications.
Discovery: Ferns Produce Crop-Saving Insecticide
Researchers from La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne have solved the structure of a novel insecticidal protein, originally discovered by Corteva Agriscience, that is effective in protecting major crop plants like corn and soybean from pests and is naturally produced by ferns.
Cut Emissions and Improve Farming to Protect Wilderness
Humanity must cut carbon emissions and use farmland more efficiently to protect our planet’s remaining wilderness, new research shows.
How to Slow the Spread of Deadly ‘Superbugs’
Harnessing new advances in genomic surveillance technology could help detect the rise of deadly ‘superbugs’.
