Credit: American Society for Horticultural Science Sweet corn (Zea mays L.var. rugosa or saccharata) is sown across a wide range of dates to provide a steady supply of marketable ears for fresh market and processing. Because the product is perishable, marketable ears must be harvested in a timely manner. A steady supply of marketable ears … Read more
An X-ray reconstruction of a 32-million-year-old fossil kelp holdfast colored to show the base (orange), holdfast (yellow) and the bivalve shell to which it attached (blue). Credit: Dula Parkinson/Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The unique underwater kelp forests that line the Pacific Coast support a varied ecosystem that was thought to have evolved … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Climate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data. With rising temperatures, escalating droughts, wildfires, and disease outbreaks taking a toll on trees, researchers warn that forests across the American West are bearing the brunt of the consequences. The study, … Read more
Credit: Industrial Crops and Products (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117317 A research team from the universities of Jaén and São Paulo in Brazil has confirmed that hydrogen can be obtained from vine shoots through a process that does not require fossil fuels and does not emit pollutants. With their work, they manage to give new value to … Read more
The Welsh countryside near the Coed Cochion Quarry, where the fossils were found. Credit: Curtin University Curtin-led research has for the first time precisely dated some of the oldest fossils of complex multicellular life in the world, helping to track a pivotal moment in the history of Earth when the seas began teeming with new … Read more
Real life picture of continuous photocatalytic Hydrogen generation reactor and accessory setup. Credit: Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Environmental pollution and affordable clean energy are the two major sustainable development goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. All countries set their goals for decarbonization by the year 2050 and increasing the … Read more
Overview of the HTE dataset and framework. a, Overview of HiTEA and its analysis is shown. Comparison of the literature reactome with HiTEA reactome will reveal support for our mechanistic conclusions (agreement of reactomes) or reveal areas of bias/unusual chemical phenomenon (disagreement of reactomes). b, Abstracted representations of the four reaction classes analyzed by HiTEA … Read more
Graphic showing the distribution between Northern countries and the rest of the world in terms of population, wealth and number of billionaires, according to Oxfam calculations. The world’s wealthiest five men have more than doubled their fortune since 2020, the charity Oxfam said on Monday, as it called on nations to resist the ultra-rich’s influence … Read more
This illustration provided by researchers depicts Gigantopithecus blacki in a forest in the Guangxi region of southern China. The extinct species of great ape that once stood around 10 feet tall and weighed up to 650 pounds was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes, scientists in China and Australia report on Wednesday, Jan. 10, … Read more
Sharks have prowled Earth’s waters for over 400 million years, but a growing appetite for their fins has driven several shark species to the brink of extinction. Global shark populations are plummeting despite worldwide efforts to curb mass killings for their fins, researchers said in a new report showing that more needs to be done … Read more
