Environment

Orenia fungi

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

Grove of trees

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

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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, Environment, 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

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?

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?

satellites

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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