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Push a metal corer into a peatland and you pull up something remarkable: a dark, dense, sponge-like material made of partly decomposed plants. This pe...
Rice production is heavily dependent on nitrogen fertilizers, particularly in China, where application rates are two to three times the global average...
Whether you're planning a weekend hike, deciding what to wear to work, or preparing your home for severe storms, the weather forecast is essential. Yo...
Researchers including a number from the University of Exeter, have identified the most urgent unanswered questions about peatlands, providing a global...
Climate scientists like to keep their accounting books neat and balanced. As climate change alters energy flows all across the planet, which in turn c...
A new peer-reviewed study conducted by researchers at The University of Toledo and University of Missouri provides some of the first rigorous experime...
There are sure signs of spring on the Canadian Prairies—snow melting, pelicans splashing down in the South Saskatchewan River, and the sight of brand-...
German rescuers on Tuesday hauled a stranded humpback whale into a special boat due to carry it to deeper waters, in the latest attempt to free the ce...
Every time you go for a swim, some of your sunscreen gets left behind. An estimated 25% of applied sunscreen washes off during recreational water acti...
Palmyra Atoll, a remote, uninhabited speck of land, coral and sea halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa, is one of the healthiest, intact atolls o...
In tissue engineering, the tiniest bit of improper force can harm a living culture. Spheroids—3D clumps of cells—can be used to model complex human ti...
From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 6...
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