#Timing key in understanding plant microbiomes

“#Timing key in understanding plant microbiomes” Posy Busby, an assistant professor at Oregon State University, with black cottonwood trees. Credit: Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have made a key advance in understanding how timing impacts the way microorganisms colonize plants, a step that could provide farmers an important tool to boost agricultural production….

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#National abortion study finds out-of-touch labels, knowledge gaps, appetite for moral discussion

“#National abortion study finds out-of-touch labels, knowledge gaps, appetite for moral discussion” Tricia Bruce. Credit: University of Notre Dame To read American polling statistics and social media rhetoric on abortion is to witness a nation evenly, loudly and politically divided, but new research from the University of Notre Dame finds that ordinary Americans do not…

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#Finding 1154 holes in the ground… and a riddle

“#Finding 1154 holes in the ground… and a riddle” Caroline Fredriksen gets results with the metal detector. Credit: Arne Anderson Stamnes, NTNU You can say all kinds of things about cooking pits, but sensational they’re not. They’re more what experts in the field might call an everyday archaeological discovery, if such a thing exists. Cooking…

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#Water expert discusses slowdown in federal regulation of drinking water

“#Water expert discusses slowdown in federal regulation of drinking water” Sampling drinking water at a California Department of Water Resources event in Willows, Calif. Credit: Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources It didn’t grab headlines, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision last month to back away from regulating a rocket fuel…

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#How energy-intensive economies can survive and thrive as the globe ramps up climate action

“#How energy-intensive economies can survive and thrive as the globe ramps up climate action” Human capital development in Russia through increased per-student expenditure could lead to long-term benefits in manufacturing, services, agriculture, food production, and other sectors. Seen here: Russian students from Tyumen State University. Credit: United Nations Development Program Today, Russia’s economy depends heavily…

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#Weaving Indigenous knowledge with scientific research: A balanced approach

“#Weaving Indigenous knowledge with scientific research: A balanced approach” The Hooker River in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, Aotearoa New Zealand Credit: University of Canterbury Indigenous knowledge, including oral histories, mythologies, place names and classification schemes, can span many generations, preserving information that has helped native communities adapt to natural hazards as well as gradually…

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#New map for radioactive soil contamination in Western Europe

“#New map for radioactive soil contamination in Western Europe” Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international consortium of scientists has refined the map of cesium and plutonium radionuclide concentrations in soils in Switzerland and several neighboring countries. Using an archive of European soil samples, the team led by Katrin Meusburger from the University of Basel, now…

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#Blue light assists a night hunt for bugs

“#Blue light assists a night hunt for bugs” Hojun Song holds one of the insects studied with blue light fluorescence in Costa Rica. Credit: Hojun Song A blue flashlight that makes corals shine in the sea can help spot insects in nighttime forests, according to a recent Texas A&M AgriLife study. The peer-reviewed study suggests…

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#Physicists celebrate Japan collider record

“#Physicists celebrate Japan collider record” University of Cincinnati physics professor Alan Schwartz points to a panel of optical-grade quartz in his optics lab. He and his students used these quartz panels to build a new detector for Japan’s SuperKEKB particle collider. Credit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative University of Cincinnati physicists celebrated a new world record as…

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