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A new endemic tree species discovered in an Indigenous area in Panama is already threatened
2+ day, 20+ min ago (327+ words) image:Clusia nanophylla, the newest species within the genus Clusia, is endemic to the Indigenous Ng'be-Bugl" comarca in Panama, and it's already endangered. view more In 2000, a group of STRI botanists collected samples of all the plants from the genusClusiathey…...
ECMWF's AI Weather Quest Leader Board
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (31+ words) ECMWF's AI Weather Quest Leader Board (IMAGE)EurekAlert! ECMWF's AI Weather Quest Leader Board More on this News Release The results are in! ECMWF's AI Weather Quest concludes latest period...
Introducing priority morph-genetic porous carbon for potential applications in soil and water conservation through game theory
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (78+ words) Introducing priority morph-genetic porous carbon for potential applications in soil and water conservation through game theory'EurekAlert! Introducing priority morph-genetic porous carbon for potential applications in soil and water conservation through game theory Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Somayeh Zare, Sudabeh Gharehmahmudli, Habibollah…...
Transcriptome analysis of temperature-dependent sex determination in leopard geckos
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (73+ words) Transcriptome analysis of temperature-dependent sex determination in leopard geckos [IMAGE]EurekAlert! Researchers discover leopard gecko produces females at cooler incubation temperatures and mostly males at warmer ones. This clear sex-determination pattern of leopard gecko has established it as a key…...
The results are in! ECMWF’s AI Weather Quest concludes latest period
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (638+ words) image:ECMWF's AI Weather Quest background image view more ECMWF's AI Weather Quest background image Credit: ECMWF's AI Weather Quest Competitors in the AI Weather Quest use AI techniques to create sub-seasonal weather predictions, a forecasting time range that bridges…...
Glacial lakes are growing rapidly in Alaska, and research shows where growth will continue
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (550+ words) A new study led by Colorado State University has found that glacial lakes in Alaska are expanding at an accelerating rate as glaciers melt, with rapid expansion over just six years. The research also projects where lakes could grow or…...
New study clarifies how temperature shapes sex development in leopard gecko
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (317+ words) Researchers pinpoint when temperature determines sex and uncover early genetic changes guiding male or female development in leopard gecko image:Researchers discover leopard gecko produces females at cooler incubation temperatures and mostly males at warmer ones. This clear sex-determination pattern…...
Race against time to save Alpine ice cores recording medieval mining, fires, and volcanoes
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (432+ words) Glacier ice can reveal air pollution dating back to the Roman Empire " but the climate crisis is destroying this frozen archive Credit: Prof Andrea Fischer "Between 700 and 1200CE, lead and other metals showed very low concentrations, reflecting the regional background of…...
Turning slaughterhouse waste into a sustainable fertilizer: Bone char could help recycle global phosphorus
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (553+ words) Credit: Majid Ghorbani, Nazanin Azarnejad, Robert W. Brown, David R. Chadwick, Stefano Loppi & Davey L. Jones A new review highlights how bone char made from animal bones could play an important role in sustainable agriculture by recycling phosphorus, improving soil health, and reducing…...
Wetlands in Brazil’s Cerrado are carbon-storage powerhouses
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1069+ words) Study highlights the importance of these groundwater-fed ecosystems that are vulnerable to climate change and agribusiness development image:Larissa Verona measures greenhouse gas emissions from the soil using the LI-COR instrument. view more The Amazon rainforest is famous for storing…...