Can nitrogen use in growing potatoes be improved to reduce dependence on fertilisers?
Discovery of the regulatory function of the protein StCDF1 in potato plant nitrogen processing could be used to reduce the need for nitrogen fertilisers
Tagged: environment
Miniature time capsules in the form of ancient DNA
Scientists are now using sedimentary ancient DNA to retrieve genetic information about life from prehistoric times. It only takes a tiny sediment to unlock a vast number of secrets.
How will the coronavirus pandemic affect global carbon emissions?
Laura Gordon investigates the biggest drop in global carbon emissions since records began.
Climate Change: A death note for coral reefs?
Be it the Great Barrier Reef, the New Caledonian Reef, the Red Sea Coral Reef, or reefs in the waters of the Great Chagos Archipelagos – coral reefs are intricate and majestic living marine...
Behind birdsong: environment’s influence on language
In this snippet, we peer into the relationship between nature and animal communication.
Three Trendy Fallacies of Conscious Consumerism
Victoria Smith discusses three ways we may be harming the environment in our eco-friendly efforts, and how we can alter our actions to help instead.
PETase: The Earth’s Spring Clean?
Callum Maxwell explores the issue of plastic waste and the biological tools that could help to handle it.
The Impact of a Name: Our Passive Response to Climate Change
Callum Maxwell looks at the problem of Global Warming, and how the post-truth society makes it difficult for us to swallow the truth.
