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Tips to keep vegetable gardens healthy during a drought

For backyard gardeners, mild droughts and water ban restrictions common during the summer months can be a cause for concern.

2 Aug 2022

Extreme heat exposure increases malnutrition among children in low-income countries

Exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries – threatening to reverse decades of progress, Cornell research finds.

22 Jul 2022

Research outlines how stem cells become sensory interneurons

In a first-of-its-kind blueprint, scientists have shown how stem cells mature into sensory interneurons, which are responsible for feelings including touch, pain, and itching.

22 Jul 2022

Research finds mechanism triggering flowering plants to produce fruits and seeds

Food production has grown more and more challenging for producers throughout the globe due to rising global temperatures and declining pollinator populations.

14 Jul 2022

Expert shares tips to help your vegetable garden thrive during hot summer months

Drought and heat are inevitable challenges in the vegetable garden. In the Southeastern United States, rainfall can seem like it's feast or famine -; there's either too much or not enough.

4 Jul 2022

Crucial gene in maize modulates specific chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, study finds

North Carolina State University researchers revealed that a crucial gene in maize called HPC1 modulates some chemical processes that contribute to flowering time.

4 Jul 2022

New technique shows how tRNA folding changes help to treat RNA-linked diseases

Researchers have developed a novel technique to analyze the composition and quantity of “transfer RNAs, which are tiny, chemically modified RNAs involved in protein synthesis.

From Penn State University 1 Jul 2022

Curious population of black sea urchins can tolerate unprecedentedly warm sea temperatures

In bubbling vents off the coast of Ischia, a volcanic island in the Gulf of Naples, lives a curious population of black sea urchins. For at least 30 years, they have lived in these low pH, carbon dioxide-rich environments – a proxy for climate change-induced acidic oceans.

29 Jun 2022

Reviving degraded ecosystems with genomics

The monumental global task to restore degraded ecosystems will need to include sophisticated technologies such as environmental DNA monitoring to understand and support the recovery of complex biospheres, international researchers say.

28 Jun 2022

Monitoring Coral Reef Restoration with Artificial Intelligence

AZoLifeSciences talks to Ben Williams about his research recording the acoustics of coral reefs and using machine learning to monitor coral reef restoration.

From University College London 28 Jun 2022

Exposure to above average levels of outdoor air pollution increased death risk, study shows

Along with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, environmental factors such as air pollution are highly predictive of people's chances of dying, especially from heart attack and stroke, a new study shows.

From New York University (NYU) 28 Jun 2022

WHOI, UConn and Bigelow Laboratory execute a license agreement for kelp germplasm

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the University of Connecticut, and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have executed a license agreement for a kelp germplasm, or collection of microscopic cells called gametophytes, containing more than 1,200 samples all developed and isolated by WHOI and UConn-led teams.

27 Jun 2022

heat News and Research

Tips to keep vegetable gardens healthy during a drought

Extreme heat exposure increases malnutrition among children in low-income countries

Research outlines how stem cells become sensory interneurons

Research finds mechanism triggering flowering plants to produce fruits and seeds

Expert shares tips to help your vegetable garden thrive during hot summer months

Crucial gene in maize modulates specific chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, study finds

New technique shows how tRNA folding changes help to treat RNA-linked diseases

Curious population of black sea urchins can tolerate unprecedentedly warm sea temperatures

Reviving degraded ecosystems with genomics

Monitoring Coral Reef Restoration with Artificial Intelligence

Exposure to above average levels of outdoor air pollution increased death risk, study shows

WHOI, UConn and Bigelow Laboratory execute a license agreement for kelp germplasm

Survey of planktonic lipids predicts a temperature-linked decrease in essential omega-3 fatty acids

Leaf mold compost improved soil properties that influence the health and productivity of tomato plants

Urban nighttime light alters the natural circadian rhythms of plants, study finds

Microorganisms mediate Sphagnum peatmoss resilience to warming

New bio-mimicking enzyme shows promise in degrading lignin

Rootstocks aid in breeding new tomato varieties that can endure heat and drought

Deep ocean stores much of the excess heat, study suggests

Stress helps remove the formation of toxic proteins in dementia

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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