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Biomass: is plant or animal material used for energy production, heat production, or in various industrial processes as raw material for a range of products.
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FEB 02, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reports that our collective misuse of tropical ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that ph ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 19, 2020Microbiology
Cyanobacteria are microscopic blue-green algae. These naturally occurring microbes are common, but can also grow into to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Milo et. al. Researchers have genetically rewired the metabolism of Escherichia coli to be autotrophic, ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaDEC 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
The United States Environmental Protection Agency reported that the highest greenhouse gas emissions in 2017 were in the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
Did you ever dig for earthworms when you were a kid? Chances are you’ve had some sort of contact with these critte ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
Is Napier grass the win-win that East Africa is looking for? The native grass species has the potential to boost nutriti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 28, 2019Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2019Earth & The Environment
While energy production from biomass has gained a fair amount of interest in the last years as a potential option of div ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 19, 2019Microbiology
Bananas: the world's most popular fruit, a major source of food for millions of people, and now, seriously threatened by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
A new study published recently in PNAS documents the epidemic of non-native pests that are threatening US forests. Accor ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
NASA defines aerosols as tiny, airborne, solid or liquid particles present throughout the atmosphere. Although certain a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
What do you think of when you hear the words, "plastic pollution"? Beverage bottles, straws, and packaging are ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
The UK is breaking records with a no-coal streak of 16 days in counting as of yesterday. This is the first time in over ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 15, 2019Genetics & Genomics
How does the test work? How was it developed? What does the test tell us? Researchers have deve ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 26, 2019Microbiology
After a global survey of the world's oceans, an international team of researchers has found almost 200,000 new species o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
Yesterday marked nine years since the Deepwater Horizon crude oil started to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak ende ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 19, 2019Plants & Animals
A plethora of the globe’s marine animals are in trouble, but one of the most notable is that of the Mediterranean ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2019Chemistry & Physics
During the first decade of the 21st century, the world saw a rapid surge of research and development activities surround ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
In theory, biofuels are a sustainable alternative to oil and gas. In practice, however, they are expensive. With current ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 25, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The current trend to replace non-composable plastics materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polysty ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 15, 2019Cannabis Sciences
With the signing of the latest farm bill, President Trump has just legalized the cultivation of hemp. The idea behind th ...Written By: Amy Loriaux
FEB 02, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reports that our collective misuse of tropical
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that ph
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 19, 2020
Microbiology
Cyanobacteria are microscopic blue-green algae. These naturally occurring microbes are common, but can also grow into to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Milo et. al. Researchers have genetically rewired the metabolism of Escherichia coli to be autotrophic,
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
DEC 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The United States Environmental Protection Agency reported that the highest greenhouse gas emissions in 2017 were in the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Did you ever dig for earthworms when you were a kid? Chances are you’ve had some sort of contact with these critte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Is Napier grass the win-win that East Africa is looking for? The native grass species has the potential to boost nutriti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 28, 2019
Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
While energy production from biomass has gained a fair amount of interest in the last years as a potential option of div
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 19, 2019
Microbiology
Bananas: the world's most popular fruit, a major source of food for millions of people, and now, seriously threatened by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A new study published recently in PNAS documents the epidemic of non-native pests that are threatening US forests. Accor
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
NASA defines aerosols as tiny, airborne, solid or liquid particles present throughout the atmosphere. Although certain a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
What do you think of when you hear the words, "plastic pollution"? Beverage bottles, straws, and packaging are
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The UK is breaking records with a no-coal streak of 16 days in counting as of yesterday. This is the first time in over
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
How does the test work? How was it developed? What does the test tell us? Researchers have deve
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 26, 2019
Microbiology
After a global survey of the world's oceans, an international team of researchers has found almost 200,000 new species o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Yesterday marked nine years since the Deepwater Horizon crude oil started to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak ende
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
A plethora of the globe’s marine animals are in trouble, but one of the most notable is that of the Mediterranean
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
During the first decade of the 21st century, the world saw a rapid surge of research and development activities surround
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In theory, biofuels are a sustainable alternative to oil and gas. In practice, however, they are expensive. With current
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 25, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The current trend to replace non-composable plastics materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polysty
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 15, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
With the signing of the latest farm bill, President Trump has just legalized the cultivation of hemp. The idea behind th
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux