Organic grain, soybean study establishes early production recommendations
After one year of studying organic grain and soybean cropping systems, Texas A&M AgriLife scientists say they know more about what not to do moving forward.
View ArticleScientists show how Himalayan rivers influenced ancient Indus civilization...
The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia from 5300 to 3300 years ago, at about the same time as urban civilisations...
View ArticleResearchers present list of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ingredients
The dust that comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko emits into space consists to about one half of organic molecules. The dust belongs to the most pristine and carbon-rich material known in our solar system...
View ArticleTrickle-down is the solution (to the planetary core formation problem)
Scientists have long pondered how rocky bodies in the solar system—including our own Earth—got their metal cores. According to research conducted by The University of Texas at Austin, evidence points...
View ArticleDusty protoplanetary disks
Planetary systems form out of disks of gas and dust around young stars. How the formation proceeds, however, is complex and poorly understood. Many physical processes are involved including accretion...
View ArticleEvery grain of sand is a metropolis for bacteria
Just imagine, you are sitting on a sunny beach, contentedly letting the warm sand trickle through your fingers. Millions of sand grains. What you probably can't imagine: at the same time, billions upon...
View ArticleScientists uncover a genetic mechanism that could enhance yield potential in...
Solving the world's food, feed and bioenergy challenges requires integration of multiple approaches and diverse skills. Andrea Eveland, Ph.D., assistant member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science...
View ArticleExtra-terrestrial Hypatia stone rattles solar system status quo
In 2013, researchers announced that a pebble found in south-west Egypt, was definitely not from Earth. By 2015, other research teams had announced that the 'Hypatia' stone was not part of any known...
View ArticleNo planets needed: NASA study shows disk patterns can self-generate
When exoplanet scientists first spotted patterns in disks of dust and gas around young stars, they thought newly formed planets might be the cause. But a recent NASA study cautions that there may be...
View ArticleNew 'Buck' naked barley: Food, feed, brew
Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) are giving an ancient grain a new life: this barley is naked, but not in an indecent way.
View ArticleMeteoritic stardust unlocks timing of supernova dust formation
Dust is everywhere—not just in your attic or under your bed, but also in outer space. To astronomers, dust can be a nuisance by blocking the light of distant stars, or it can be a tool to study the...
View ArticleImage: Comet storm
Perhaps you live in a part of the world where you regularly experience snow storms or even dust storms. But for many of us, the weather forms a natural part of everyday conversation – more so when it...
View ArticleHow comet dust reveals the history of the solar system
We are not used to considering dust as a valuable material – unless it comes from space. And more precisely, from the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. An analysis of its dust has provided valuable...
View ArticleThinning ozone layer may have driven Earth's largest mass extinction 252...
Pine trees become temporarily sterile when exposed to ultraviolet radiation as intense as some scientists believe the Earth experienced 252 million years ago during the planet's largest mass...
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