Learning to better understand the language of algae
Communication is everything — and that applies for algae, too. However, their chemical language and its significance in aquatic ecosystems…
Author: Sayeda Kinza Amna
She is a senior lecturer at a leading academic institution in Pakistan with significant experience in teaching English linguistics to undergraduate students. Her future interests include pursuing a PhD and collaborating with academia and industry in R&D projects.
Four of five pinyon-juniper tree species declining in their ranges in the West
Pinyon-juniper woodlands host unique wildlife and wildlife habitat, as well as areas for hiking and outdoor recreation. They are also…
Bigger plants don’t always equal more nutritious ones
While increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere encourage plant growth, they also reduce the nutritional value of plants, which…
Algae as microscopic biorefineries
Fossil raw materials are limited and not available and extractable everywhere in the world — as we are becoming acutely…
Resurrecting billon-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen
The central biocatalyst in photosynthesis, Rubisco, is the most abundant enzyme on earth. By reconstructing billion-year-old enzymes, a team of…
Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions
The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth’s oceans during the…
The Development Of Nanotechnology In Iranian Agriculture
Agriculture is one of fields in which nanotechnology has been able to develop widely used nanoproducts for the agricultural sector of Iran.
Climate change in the forests of northern Germany
More and more trees are suffering the consequences of decades of human-made climate change. The growth of the European beech…
Plant processes may be key to predicting drought development
As physical links between the ground and the sky, plants play an important role in shaping Earth’s weather and climate….
Researchers discover root exudates have surprising and counterintuitive impact on soil carbon storage
Ecosystem ecology studies often focus on what’s happening to plants above ground, for instance exploring photosynthesis or water loss in…