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Rainwash eDNA provides minimally invasive method to assess tree canopy invertebrate diversity

Tree-climbing, cranes, chemical knockdown—collecting samples from the canopies used to be very time-consuming. Scientists from the UDE's working group "Aquatic Ecosystem Research" led by Prof. Dr. Florian Leese now had a brilliant idea: Shortly bef.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 8th, 2022

New dataset sheds light on relationship of far-red sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to canopy-level photosynthesis

In recent years, the scientific community has increasingly turned its attention to sustainable agriculture, aiming to maximize crop yield while minimizing environmental impact. A crucial aspect of this research involves understanding the fundamental.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Scientists confine, study Chinook at restored Snoqualmie River habitat

In newly restored river channels on the Snoqualmie, baby Chinook salmon are confined in 19 enclosures about the size of large suitcases as they munch on little crustaceans and invertebrate insects floating or swimming by......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Scientists discover method to prevent coalescence in immiscible liquids

A team of chemical engineers from Université PSL, CNRS, Harvard University and chemical company Calyxia, has discovered a way to prevent or delay coalescence in some immiscible liquids......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Applying DevSecOps principles to machine learning workloads

Protecting data and other enterprise assets is an increasingly challenging task, and one that touches nearly every corner of an organization. As the complexity of digital systems grows, the challenges mount. One method that helps reign in the chaos i.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Researchers discover mechanism regulating bud dormancy release in tree peony

In perennial woody plants, bud endodormancy is crucial for survival under adverse environmental conditions in winter, such as low temperature (LT) and dehydration stress. To break bud dormancy is essential for the resumption of bud growth and floweri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Uncovering the diversity of Micropsalliota: Seven new species and one newly recorded species in southern China

Species of Micropsalliota (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Agaricales, Agaricaceae) are mainly distributed in tropical and /or subtropical regions. These fungi are saprophytic in general and can decompose lignin and cellulose, and thus have significan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Crises like pandemics or financial crashes could stall progress on gender diversity in boardrooms

Forget shattering the glass ceiling—a new research study published in The Leadership Quarterly warns that crises like the recent COVID-19 pandemic or a global financial crash could slam the brakes on progress toward improving gender diversity in bo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Scientists map soil RNA to fungal genomes to understand forest ecosystems

If a tree falls in the forest—whether or not anyone registers the sound—one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest's soil, hundreds of species decompose debris, mobilize nutrients from that decay, and deliver those nut.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Why the term "DEI" is being weaponized as a racist dog whistle

A bridge in Baltimore collapsing, a door falling off an airplane and antisemitism—what do they have in common? In recent months, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been blamed for all three......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

International study produces a comprehensive "tree of life" for flowering plants

With their own botanical collection material and their research knowledge on the evolution of cruciferous plants (plants of the cabbage family), bioscientists at Heidelberg University have contributed to a large-scale international study that has pro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

The high and mighty Himalayas: A biodiversity hotbed facing significant challenges

The Himalayas are home to a vast diversity of species, consisting of 10,000 vascular plants, 979 birds and 300 mammals, including the snow leopard, the red panda, the Himalayan tahr and the Himalayan monal......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

New method could cut waste from drug production

Scientists have developed a sustainable new way of making complex molecules, which could greatly reduce waste produced during drug manufacturing, a study suggests......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Sugar gums have a reputation as risky branch-droppers but they"re important to bees, parrots and possums

I had the good fortune to care for the sugar gum at The University of Melbourne's Burnley Gardens in Victoria where I worked for many decades. It was a fine tree—tall and dominating. Less than a year after my retirement, it shed a couple of major l.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Diversity and productivity go branch-in-branch: Scientists share which forests can adapt to climate change

Climate change can be characterized as the Grim Reaper or some other harbinger of dire times for humanity and natural environment, including forests. Previous studies reporting a decline in forest productivity due to climate warming and long-term dro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Cows" milk particles used for effective oral delivery of drugs

Researchers have found that tiny particles present in cows' milk could offer, for the first time, an effective method for the oral delivery of RNA drugs......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Vast DNA tree of life for plants revealed by global science team using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code

A new paper published today (April 24) in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew presents the most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Illinois residents encouraged to destroy the eggs of invasive insects to slow spread

While Chicagoans were alarmed to learn the spotted lanternfly had been found in Illinois last year, experts say spring is the time to take action against that insect—as well as another damaging invasive species that has made far more inroads and go.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Social change may explain decline in genetic diversity of the Y chromosome at the end of the Neolithic period

The emergence in the Neolithic of patrilineal social systems, in which children are affiliated with their father's lineage, may explain a spectacular decline in the genetic diversity of the Y chromosome observed worldwide between 3,000 and 5,000 year.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Enhanced CRISPR method enables stable insertion of large genes into the DNA of higher plants

Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) have succeeded for the first time in stably and precisely inserting large gene segments into the DNA of higher plants very efficiently. To do this, they optimized the gene-editing method.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

New method makes finding bat roosts easier for conservationists

A new algorithm is making it easier for ecologists and conservationists to find bat roost locations—reducing search areas by nearly 375 times their previous size. The technology combines microphone detector data with a bat movement model to identif.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024