Organic polymer protects burnt forest soil
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Dec 23 (IANS) Wildfires destroy forests and hasten erosion of the burnt soil which slows efforts toward its natural regeneration, but hope is at hand in the form ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Holy grail of tree diversity lies in the soil
June 26th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 26 (ANI): Unravelling one of life's biggest mysteries, researchers have now found what exactly determines plant diversity in a forest- soil-borne pathogens.A team of researchers led by biologists at the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why doesn’t cheating pay in the amoeba world
October 12th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Cheaters may prosper in the short term, but they are doomed to fail, at least in the microscopic world of amoebas, say researchers.
But why? Shouldn't "survival of the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Mushrooms can slow down climate warming in northern forests
November 4th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): A new study has found that mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and other northern regions, can slow down climate warming in the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Scientists prove charcoal is not an effective carbon sink
May 2nd, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
Stockholm, May 2 (ANI): A new study has questioned the usefulness of charcoal as an effective carbon sink, by showing that it promotes soil microbes and causes a large loss of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |