How Brown Algae Mucus Combats Carbon Dioxide
Mucus produced by brown algae may be the key to protecting the ocean, as a new study uncovers how carbon dioxide gets captured and converted.
Category: Life Sciences and Biomedicine
Bioenergy Sorghum: The Green Crop of the Future
Bioenergy sorghum hybrids can restore carbon levels in soil, improve soil fertility, provide biomass for biofuel production, and combat climate change.
Human Migration Trends Toward Wildfire Hot Spots
Research into human migration shows distinct patterns, including the surprising trend toward areas affected by wildfires.
Play in the snow … for science!
These five citizen science projects call on you to observe your local weather and bodies of water, snow or no!
Emperor Penguins Now a Threatened Species
Emperor penguins officially a threatened species because of projections of population decline from climate change and ineffective conservation.
Bats Protect Plants from Insects
Bats play an important role in forest ecosystems because of what’s called trophic cascades: they eat insects that eat trees.
Diet-Resistant Women Respond Well to Exercise
Exercise may stimulate changes to the body at a cellular level, leading to new treatment possibilities for diet-resistant women with obesity.
Is Drumming Like Singing? A Focus on Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers may not sing out melodies, but a new study hones in on how their drumming may be similar to birdsong on a neural level.
Cats Are Calmed by Cat-Specific Music
Cats in a new study showed lower stress responses while listening to a certain type of music, which could help vet visits be less stressful.
Artificial Sweeteners Affect Our Bodies and Environment
Artificial sweeteners may have unintended effects on the body and the biosphere, so it is worth looking into natural sugar alternatives.