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Underdogs in the understory: Study suggests nature favors rarer trees
A study of seven tropical forests around the world has revealed that nature encourages biodiversity by favoring the growth of less common trees. view more (2006-01-30)
Greenhouse Gas Ban Could Push Up Food Prices
Food quality will fall, food costs will rise and stored food will be damaged. Historical relics may be lost to insect attack, rodent and insect infestations on public transport will swell, and fungal contamination of stored food will increase. According to a recent meeting of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Pest Management Group, these may... view more... (2002-03-01)
Study of Tropical Forests Worldwide Reveals that Nature Encourages Diversity
An analysis of seven tropical forests around the world has found that nature encourages diversity by selecting for less common trees as the trees mature. view more (2006-01-27)
Fluorescence microscopy reveals why some antifreeze proteins inhibit ice growth better than others
Antifreeze or "ice structuring" proteins - found in some fish, insects, plants, fungi and bacteria - attach to the surface of ice crystals to inhibit their growth and keep the host organism from freezing to death. view more (2007-03-07)
How plants fine tune their natural chemical defenses
Even closely related plants produce their own natural chemical cocktails, each set uniquely adapted to the individual plant's specific habitat. view more (2008-09-08)
Travelers need to know more about diarrhea
Most people heading off to a sunny winter vacation in a foreign country know something about how to avoid a nasty case of travellers' diarrhea, but they don't know everything they should, according to a University of Alberta study. view more (2007-01-12)
ORNL study finds rivers play part in removing nitrogen
Tiny organisms play a powerful role in removing nitrate, a form of nitrogen pollution caused by human activity, in streams, according to a study by a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and published in Nature. view more (2008-03-13)
Groundbreaking research in Scotland
A £5.85 million pound study of the soil in the Cheviot Hills has finally come to an end, producing a huge wealth of new information for scientists. view more (2004-03-31)
Supplements are not nutritious
Selenium supplementation, for example in mineral tablets, might not be that beneficial for the majority of people according to researchers writing in the open access journal Genome Biology. view more (2008-04-07)
Heat-treated wood - material of the future
Heat-treated wood is a new, ecological wood product, which main advantage is the ecological method of manufacture. When wood is exposed to high temperatures (200°C or more), its properties change significantly. Sugars inside the wood break up into a form, which rot fungi cannot use. What is more, natural protective compounds in the wood are... view more... (2001-05-11)
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