An experiment aimed at learning more about how plants grow in space will be aboard a National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch in early August from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. An experiment aimed at learning more about how plants grow in space will be aboard a National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch…
Auroras are natural luminous phenomena caused by the interaction of electrons falling from the sky and the upper atmosphere. Most of the observed light consists of emission lines of neutral or ionized nitrogen and oxygen atoms and molecular emission bands, and the color is determined by the transition energy levels, molecular vibrations and rotations. Auroras are…
The first thoughts that probably come to mind when you read the words “white ant” are images of house destruction, wood damage, pest control, and spending money! While white ants are in fact a major structural and agricultural pest, they are among the most important organisms to maintain ecosystem health. Without them, habitats like rainforests…
SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded rocket the OK to return to flight. Now it’s set to go another round. SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded…
It’s incredibly rare to spot a great white shark in the waters around the Bahamas, but a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science shows they visit the area more often than people realize. It’s incredibly rare to spot a great white shark in the waters around the Bahamas, but a new study…
Despite their famously fancy feathers, flamingos don’t spend more time preening than other waterbirds, new research shows. Scientists watched five of the world’s six flamingo species to see how they spend their time. Despite their famously fancy feathers, flamingos don’t spend more time preening than other waterbirds, new research shows. Scientists watched five of the world’s…
The human body contains at least 20,000 different proteins, often called the “workhorses of the cell” because of their role in keeping cells healthy. Each protein consists of a unique string of amino acids that affects its shape and function—or dysfunction, in the case of proteins that assemble incorrectly, which can cause disease. The human body…
NOAA-supported scientists have announced that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 6,705 square miles, the 12th largest zone on record in 38 years of measurement. This figure equates to more than 4 million acres of habitat potentially unavailable to fish…
A team of chemical and environmental engineers at the University of California Riverside, working with colleagues from the University of California Los Angeles, has found a class of microbes that consume PFAS in the environment and sever some of the bonds that hold them tightly together. A team of chemical and environmental engineers at the University…
Papaya farmers in Kenya are turning to a novel solution to combat the devastating papaya mealybug pest—parasitic wasps. Papaya farmers in Kenya are turning to a novel solution to combat the devastating papaya mealybug pest—parasitic wasps. Plants & Animals Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories