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VOLT to Focus on VOC Gases in Plankton, Soil, and Moss

It is vital to determine how much gas is released into the atmosphere by plants, soil, fungi, and bacteria. The gases they emit have an impact on the planet’s climate, yet very little is known about them.

19 Jun 2023

Fungal Invasion Threatens Amphibian Biodiversity in North America

According to recent studies, the amphibian biodiversity could suffer greatly if the fungus infection Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) were introduced to North America.

15 Jun 2023

Experts Receive Grant to Boost UK’s Burgeoning Green Industry

Investigators are using artificial intelligence to start developing microorganism-led mechanisms that effectively “eat” products like food waste, wastewater, and animal manure to enhance the UK’s emerging green industry.

15 Jun 2023

Virus Plays Important Role in Treating Glioblastoma

A potential advancement in the treatment of glioblastoma was noted by Howard Colman, MD, PhD, the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Professor of Neuro-Oncology and co-leader of the Neurologic Cancers Disease Center and the Experimental Therapeutics CCSG program at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in a recently published manuscript.

13 Jun 2023

‘Lost World’ Discovery Could Change the Understanding of Our Earliest Ancestors

The discovery of a "lost world" of ancient organisms that lived in Earth's waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago could change our understanding of our earliest ancestors.

8 Jun 2023

The New Player in ALS—An Ancient, Virus-Like Protein

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a deadly neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, progressively robbing individuals of their capability to speak, move, eat, and breathe.

8 Jun 2023

Determining the Genome of West Nile Virus

Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL) researchers from UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources determined the genetic makeup of West Nile virus strains reported in an alpaca and a crow.

7 Jun 2023

Exploring the Competitive Interactions of Colletotrichum Species in Olive Anthracnose

A study from the Department of Agronomy at the UCO reveals that pathogens, once established, are difficult to dislodge, even by more competitive pathogens, after evaluating the interactions between the main species of Colletotrichum in Spain and Portugal.

7 Jun 2023

Introducing Environmental Research: Food Systems – IOP Publishing’s New OA Journal Dedicated to Achieving Sustainable Global Food Solutions

IOP Publishing (IOPP) is expanding its open access (OA) Environmental Research portfolio to address the urgent need for sustainable food solutions globally.

7 Jun 2023

Unraveling Brood Parasitism in Predatory Mites

Many animal species add their eggs to the brood of other species to benefit from the latter’s brood care. This is called brood parasitism. Researchers recently studied brood parasitism in two predatory mite species and found that the parasite mite adds its eggs to the host eggs only under the threat of egg predators but not otherwise.

7 Jun 2023

Microbes Play Most Important Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration

Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with implications for mitigating climate change and improving soil health for agriculture and food production.

6 Jun 2023

Study Finds Differences in the Gut Microbiome of White Rhinos Reproducing Successfully in Captivity

Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified significant differences in the gut microbiome of female southern white rhinos who are reproducing successfully in captivity, as compared to females who have not reproduced successfully in captivity.

6 Jun 2023

Mycorrhizal Fungi Crucial to Storing Carbon and Essential to Global Biodiversity

The vast underground network of fungi beneath our feet stores over 13 gigatons of carbon around the world, roughly equivalent to 36 per cent of yearly global fossil fuel emissions, according to new research.

6 Jun 2023

Contribution Made by Mycorrhizal Associations to Global Carbon Dynamics

Mycorrhizal fungi have indeed been supporting terrestrial life for at least 450 million years by providing plants with soil nutrients necessary for growth. Scientists have discovered that, in addition to creating symbiotic connections with nearly all land plants, these fungi are key carbon transporters into soil ecosystems.

6 Jun 2023

Searching Europe for Future-proof Oak Trees

Pedunculate, sessile and downy oaks are to be found throughout Europe, both on arid sites and on sites with a good water supply. The international ACORN research project is investigating the (genetic) adjustments shown by trees in dry sites in order to secure seed sources that can tolerate global warming for the oak forests of the future.

6 Jun 2023

Mixotrophic Microbes Create Carbon Tipping Points Under Warming

A climate feedback loop that can expedite climate change has been determined by scientists studying a group of extensive but often neglected microbes. However, it is not all bad news: this one shows an early warning signal.

2 Jun 2023

Evaluating the Impacts of Environmental Change on Mixotrophic Dynamics and Carbon Flux

New research finds that a warming climate could flip globally abundant microbial communities from carbon sinks to carbon emitters, potentially triggering climate change tipping points. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society journal Functional Ecology.

2 Jun 2023

Study Offers New Perspective on the Understanding of Fungal Symbionts

Symbiotic and pathogenic fungi that interact with plants are distantly related and don't share many genetic similarities.

2 Jun 2023

Two Bacteria Species Capable of Collapsing Stubborn Class of "Forever Chemicals" Discovered

Chemical and environmental engineering researchers from the University of California, Riverside, have determined two species of bacteria discovered in soil, which collapse a class of stubborn “forever chemicals.” This gives belief in affordable biological clean-up of industrial pollutants.

31 May 2023

Study Finds Insects Heavily Rely on Bacteria for Essential Nutrients

According to a new study performed at Lund University in Sweden, for insects, there is a huge dependence on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet.

30 May 2023