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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

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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

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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?

electron flow in quantum system

Wrong Way in Oncoming Traffic

14.02.2019

Space & Physics, Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Environment

A Weizmann lab gets particles to move against the direction of an electric current

bacteria attacking algae

Smelling Sulfur in the Sea

07.02.2019

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics, Environment, Environment

How do sulfur-loving bacteria contribute to the rapid death of algal blooms?

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CT for Clouds: A Fleet of Micro-Satellites Will See into the Smallest Clouds

17.12.2018

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Environment, Climate

An Israeli-German mission to launch a formation of ten tiny satellites that use medically-inspired CT algorithms to answer climate questions wins a €...

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In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds

25.10.2018

Planetary Science, Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate

When viral infection wipes out an algal bloom, fragments may turn airborne, increasing clouds and cooling the surface below

gigatons of carbon

In a New Biomass Census, Trees Rule the Planet

22.05.2018

Planetary Science, Evolution and Development, Environment, Plants and Agriculture

The study reveals, among other things, our impact on the Earth’s biosphere

Food waste

Food Waste: The Biggest Loss Could be What You Choose to Put in Your Mouth

21.03.2018

Environment, Plants and Agriculture

A new analysis suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same resources with plant-based diets

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Solar Materials Found to Be Self-Healing

26.02.2018

Environment, Energy, Materials Science

These materials can bring us one step closer to a sustainable future

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