Their potential decomposition could therefore have significant consequences for our planet, making an improved understanding of their properties a key priority.
With global climate models projecting further drying over the Amazon in the future, the potential loss of vegetation and the associated loss of carbon storage…
A new study on tropical shallow-water soft corals, known as gorgonians, found that the species were able to calcify and grow under elevated carbon dioxide…
The flies have very low levels of L-DOPA, a precursor of the hormone dopamine, which controls fertility; interestingly, large amounts of L-DOPA are contained…
The study, led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), is being published this week in Science.
Further, scientists have observed that El Niño greatly influences the yearly variations of tropical cyclones (a general term which includes hurricanes,…