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How Does An Increase In Nitrogen Application Affect Grasslands?

Whilst traditional management involved periodic cutting, modern intensive management involves applications of large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer.

22 May 2020

Food System Innovation

Food production has always shaped the lives of humans. Innovations have transformed the ways we grow, process, and consume food.

22 May 2020

Environmental Contaminants Alter Gut Microbiome

The microbes that inhabit our bodies are influenced by what we eat, drink, and breathe and most of us are exposed to environmental contaminants.

22 May 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Causes 17% Drop In Global Carbon Emissions

The COVID-19 lockdown has had an "extreme" effect on daily carbon emissions, but it is unlikely to last - according to an analysis by a team of scientists.

22 May 2020

Gene mutation regulates plant responses to biotic stress

At times, scientists initiate their studies and find exactly what they had been looking for, while sometimes they end up with something unanticipated.

19 May 2020

New Functions Of A Protein May Improve Biocontrol Methods In Sustainable Agriculture

The laboratory of the UMA has proved that Bacillus subtilis cells, when deprived of an amyloid protein (TasA), exhibit a range of cytological anomalies.

19 May 2020

Biodiverse Coral Reefs Still Vulnerable To Climate Change And Invasive Species

A new study reveals clear evidence highlighting the importance of fish biodiversity to the health of spectacular tropical coral reef ecosystems.

19 May 2020

Climate Change Threatens Progress In Cancer Control

Climate change threatens prospects for further progress in cancer prevention and control, increasing exposure to cancer risk factors and access to cancer care.

19 May 2020

Aluminum May Affect Lead Levels In Drinking Water

It is not uncommon to find aluminum in municipal water systems. It is part of a treatment chemical used in some water treatment processes.

19 May 2020

Study Shows Wetter Climate Is Likely To Intensify Global Warming

A study indicates the increase in rainfall forecast by climate models is likely to hasten the release of carbon dioxide, further intensifying global warming.

14 May 2020

A New Plant-Based System For The Mass Production Of Allergens For Immunotherapy

Allergen immunotherapy provides long-lasting relief to people suffering from allergies, but the therapy can last years and requires large amounts of allergen.

13 May 2020

Study shows how organisms adapt to global warming

Environmental conditions are subject to enormous variations. For example, temperatures in Germany can vary from a hot 40 °C in the summer to a freezing −20 °C in the winter.

12 May 2020

How Intensive Farming Could Increase the Risk of Epidemics

Professor Sam Sheppard speaks to AZoLifeSciences about his research on intensive farming and how it could increase the risk of epidemics.

From University of Bath 12 May 2020

Study shows soil infiltration can stabilize desert soils

Soils found in deserts are quite different from those found in other places. An unusual environment exists when there are extreme temperatures, limited flora, and less amount of water.

7 May 2020

Modeling Gas Diffusion In Aggregated Soils

Agricultural soils contribute to 16% of total Greenhouse gas emissions, particularly nitrous oxide (N2O).

7 May 2020

Geneticists can induce "stress memory" in plants

By manipulating the expression of one gene, geneticists can induce a form of "stress memory" in plants giving them the potential for more productive growth.

6 May 2020

Smart Use Of Genomic Data Needed In Species Conservation

A "step-change" in conservation is needed in order to help save species from extinction in the future, according to an academic at UEA.

5 May 2020

How The Coronavirus Has Changed Air Quality

The change in air pollution in China as stay-at-home orders were put into place to stop the spread of the coronavirus has intrigued a meteorologist.

5 May 2020

Solar And Wind Energy Sites Mapped Globally For The First Time

Researchers have mapped the global locations of renewable energy sites, providing a valuable resource to help assess their potential environmental impact.

5 May 2020