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Climate change affects landscape freeze-thaw but not in the same way everywhere
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Climate change affects landscape freeze-thaw but not in the same way everywhere

Researchers have use new statistical framework and analysis of datasets to demonstrate how increasing air temperatures and decreasing snow cover work in tandem to …

Apr 14, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Scientists demonstrate that some tropical plants have potential to remove toxic heavy metals from the soil
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Scientists demonstrate that some tropical plants have potential to remove toxic heavy metals from the soil

A team of researchers has demonstrated that some plant species could help to remove toxic heavy metals and metalloids from contaminated soil.

Apr 13, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Earthworms like to eat some plastics, but side effects of their digestion are unclear
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Earthworms like to eat some plastics, but side effects of their digestion are unclear

Earthworms are a welcome sight for gardeners and farmers because the wriggling invertebrates recycle nutrients from soil, making them more accessible to plants. As …

Apr 6, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Wax-coated sand keeps soil wet longer, improves crop yields in arid regions
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Wax-coated sand keeps soil wet longer, improves crop yields in arid regions

Dry, hot regions are difficult places to grow plants because the soil dries out quickly. As a result, farmers in arid and semi-arid regions …

Mar 17, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Combing the cosmos: New color catalog aids hunt for life on frozen worlds
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Combing the cosmos: New color catalog aids hunt for life on frozen worlds

Aided by microbes found in the subarctic conditions of Canada's Hudson Bay, an international team of scientists has created the first color catalog of …

Mar 16, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Tiny worms make complex decisions, too
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Tiny worms make complex decisions, too

How does an animal make decisions? Scientists have spent decades trying to answer this question by focusing on the cells and connections of the …

Mar 8, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Hyperspectral sensing and AI pave new path for monitoring soil carbon
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Hyperspectral sensing and AI pave new path for monitoring soil carbon

Just how much carbon is in the soil? That's a tough question to answer at large spatial scales, but understanding soil organic carbon at …

Mar 2, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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