In what is a hugely promising sign for securing and boosting food production, a large-scale field study has demonstrated how treating farmland soil with mycorrhizal fungi can improve crop yields of maize by 40%, without the use of any additional fertilizers or pesticides. In the Swiss study, researchers mixed Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) into soil,…

People young and old — from 8 to 88 — admire animals. Everyone, whether they admit it or not, has an affection for at least one or two species. But there is more to enjoying wildlife than just observing a bird at a backyard feeder or watching a moose raise her calf. And more often…

People young and old — from 8 to 88 — admire animals. Everyone, whether they admit it or not, has an affection for at least one or two species. But there is more to enjoying wildlife than just observing a bird at a backyard feeder or watching a moose raise her calf. And more often…

November 29, 2023 — Former astronaut Mary Cleave, who launched twice on the space shuttle before becoming the first woman to head NASA’s science division, has died at the age of 76. Cleave’s death on Monday (Nov. 27) was confirmed by NASA’s outgoing associate administrator Bob Cabana, who was also a shuttle astronaut. “I’m sad…

Georgetown University’s fast-paced environment and urban setting make it challenging to slow down and engage with nature. Balancing work, school and social lives can be hard enough, leaving little time to break the so-called “Georgetown bubble.” Yet, engaging with nature provides us with countless benefits that can be especially helpful during our stressful college years,…

image:  Jefferson Lab nuclear physicist Alexandre Deur has been named an American Physical Society Fellow for the study of the spin structure of the nucleon. view more  Credit: DOE’s Jefferson Lab/Aileen Devlin NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Alexandre Deur has spent his career studying the mystifying spin structure of the nucleon — which is also one…

SINGAPORE – Just days before the start of the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai, heavy rain and thunderstorms flooded parts of the desert city for the first time. Coming on the back of a series of extreme weather events that have surfaced in 2023 – from heatwaves in Brazil to flash floods in…

Abstract Lyme borreliosis (LB) is caused by the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. from ticks to humans. Climate affects tick abundance, and climate change is projected to promote shifts in abundance in Europe, potentially increasing human exposure. We analyzed serum samples collected between the years 2014–2019 from German National Cohort (NAKO) participants at four study…

Abstract This paper presents a cryovacuum setup for the study of substances under near-space conditions. The setup makes it possible to study the infrared spectra, refractive index, and density of substances that are condensed from the vapor phase onto a cooled substrate in the temperature range from 11 to 300 K. At the same time, it…