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Can't See the Fungi for the Trees: The Forest's Hidden Helpers

Can't See the Fungi for the Trees: The Forest's Hidden Helpers

30.06.2020
Environment, Plants and Agriculture
Underground fungal networks transfer carbon between neighboring trees, even of different species
Rafat Qubaja

In the Grove

25.06.2020
Environment, Plants and Agriculture
Dr. Rafat Qubaja's work on campus trees shows even small groves can help mitigate climate change
root

The Soil Talks Back

07.05.2020
Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate
Learning to decipher this language might help grow better crops or increase production of plant-based drugs
coral reef

Marine Biomass: The Life that Stays Small, Lives Fast, Dies Young

23.01.2020
Evolution and Development, Earth Sciences, Environment
A new census asks why the oceans have so little biomass compared to land, and shows how small marine producers pull their weight
no sugar added

The Greenest Diet: Bacteria Switch to Eating Carbon Dioxide

27.11.2019
Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment, Plants and Agriculture
Such bacteria may, in the future, contribute to new, carbon-efficient technologies 
blowfly

Blocking Resistance Could Reduce Insecticide Use

28.10.2019
Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Organic Chemistry
Researchers screened thousands of compounds with a unique computer algorithm, finding one that may allow farmers to significantly cut insecticide use
hot water

How Hot Was the Ocean?

19.08.2019
Earth Sciences, Climate
Isotopes in iron oxides laid down two billion years ago hold clues to the conditions in which they were created
diatoms

Survival of the Fewest

08.08.2019
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
How do a handful of marine microorganisms live through a major crash?
colorful food

All Natural Color

15.07.2019
Biochemistry, Plants and Agriculture, Yeda Technology Transfer
Phytolon, a start-up based on Weizmann Institute technology, aims to replace artificial food dyes with safe, cost-effective, stable, all-natural...
nanotube walls

The Tiny Nanotube That Can

30.06.2019
Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Adding to nanotubes' abilities: superconductors and solar cells 

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