Harnessing the plant motor protein myosin XI to engineer drought-resilient crops.
How Plants Survive Drought: The Unsuspected Role of Myosin XI in Guard Cells
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Wildfire Smoke Billows Over Northern California
Several large wildland fires burned in Northern California in mid-July 2025 amid exceptional heat and low humidity.
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Heatwaves are becoming more frequent around the world.
Bacterial Fingerprints in Soil Show Where Copper is Buried
Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil.
Barcelona Could Suffer Heat Waves Up to 6ºC More Intense by the End of the Century
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Clearcutting Can Lead to Devastating Floods, But It Doesn’t Have To
It has long been understood that clearcutting forests leads to more runoff, worsening flooding.
