A new study provides a framework to boost crop growth by incorporating a strategy adopted from a fast-growing species of green algae.
How Fast-Growing Algae Could Enhance Growth of Crops
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How Ice Clouds Develop – Asian Monsoon Influences Large Parts of the Northern Hemisphere
Atmospheric researchers from the international CLOUD consortium have discovered a mechanism that allows nuclei for ice clouds to form and rapidly grow in the upper troposphere.
High Rates of Landscape Degradation Not Product of Landscape Fires
Once humans discovered how to tame fire, they began using it for heat, for cooking, to scare away animals and to alter their environs, especially burning areas to plant and to restore grazing land.
New Strategies to Save the World’s Most Indispensable Grain
Plants — they’re just like us, with unique techniques for handling stress.
The Oat Genome Unlocks the Unique Health Benefits of Oats
Researchers have succeeded in sequencing and characterizing the entire genome of oat.
Banned Contaminants Still Threaten Endangered California Condors
A new study has found contaminants that were banned decades ago are still imperiling critically endangered California condors.
