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A dance for the ages: balancing art and science
Reading Time: 3 minutes [email protected] In this series, the lads ask if farming is more science or art. For many years I rowed competitively. In rowing, naturally talented people use long limbs and height to be effective. Anyone on the shorter side, like me, must employ different tactics. We graft to get results. The “10,000…
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L’Oréal, Great Barrier Reef Foundation Launch Global Coral Restoration
Great Barrier Reef Foundation The L’Oréal Fund for Nature Regeneration has committed to a decade-long investment aimed at pioneering a world-first method of calculating the value of coral reef biodiversity and support the deployment of heat-tolerant corals. This innovative methodology is expected to stimulate a market for nature rehabilitation, thereby securing crucial funding to safeguard…
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Nature’s Surprise: Plants Might Be Able To Absorb More CO2 Than Expected
Recent research indicates that plants could absorb more atmospheric CO2 than previously believed, providing a hopeful perspective on climate change mitigation. However, scientists emphasize the continued importance of reducing emissions, noting that this discovery doesn’t offer a complete solution. A new study reveals that plants might absorb more CO2 than expected, offering hope in combating…
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Who speaks for nature? Can justice and citizenship guide us?
Photo of Neil Hamilton speaking at the Iowa Nature Summit on November 17 provided by the author and published with permission. Neil Hamilton is the former director of the Drake Agricultural Law Center and professor emeritus at Drake University law school. He delivered these remarks at the Iowa Nature Summit at Drake University on November…
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What you might have missed: self aware babies, autonomous excavators, blood physics and female science
Babies (wearing EEG caps) are self-aware at 4 months A baby wearing an EEG cap for the study. Pictured with parent. Credit: University of Birmingham. Babies just 4 months old can understand how their body interacts with the world around them, according to a study in Scientific Reports. “Even in the first few months of…
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Back to Skola
At The Skola — Whitefish’s newest independent, nature-based school — every day starts with movement. Morning movement can look a lot of ways — running, jumping or traversing the outdoor obstacle course on the school’s farm campus north of town. According to director and founder Brooke Ober, the independent school puts exercise at the top…
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A time to explore
The Cal Poly Humboldt Natural History Museum will present “Discovery Day” Saturday, Dec. 2, from noon to 4 p.m. “Discovery Days are one of the many events the museum offers to bring science, education and fun to the community,” said Vanessa Blot, a herpetologist and reptile/amphibian conservationist who serves as outreach coordinator for the museum,…
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Great Lakes tribes’ knowledge of nature could be key to climate change. Will people listen?
MOLE LAKE, Wis. — In late August, Robert Van Zile Jr., looked out over Rice Lake with dismay. Brown spot disease had decimated this year’s wild rice crop. The lake is home to the last remaining wild rice bed on the Mole Lake Sokaogon Ojibwe Reservation, and one of the few ancient beds left in…
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The Present, Past, and Future of UConn’s College of Engineering
This November, the former School of Engineering at UConn is celebrating a new milestone with the designation of being renamed the College of Engineering (CoE). In this article we look back at, and to the future of, the College’s 140-plus year history of producing highly educated graduates who bolster Connecticut’s high-tech economy. Present Day The…
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SSR molecular marker developments and genetic diversity analysis of Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC
Abstract Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. However, the collection and protection of wild germplasm resources of Z. nitidum are still insufficient, and there is limited research on its genetic diversity and fingerprint. In the present study, 15 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed by genotyping based on multiplexed shotgun…