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Researchers have analyzed the components and biochemical reactions needed for leafcutter ants to farm fungi that degrade plants, turning them into necessary nutrients.

A research team led by Nebraska scientists has built the largest-ever metabolic model of corn to study how temperature stress affects the plant and how a certain fungus can help alleviate the problem.

Peat bogs store twice as much CO2 as all of the world's forests combined. A new research center at the University of Copenhagen will map Earth’s wetlands and provide important knowledge about the greenhouse gas budgets of these areas.

Research team at the University of Freiburg develops 3D-printed pneumatic logic modules that control the movements of soft robots using only air pressure.

Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. The sun’s ultraviolet light and ocean turbulence break down these plastics into invisible nanoparticles that threaten marine ecosystems.

Research into whether ammonia-oxidizing organisms prefer to metabolize urea or ammonia has provided new insights into global nitrogen dynamics.

Green roofs have become increasingly popular thanks to their benefits related to climate adaptation and urban biodiversity. Fungal-rich soil nurtures these green roofs.

With an analysis of a global dataset of tree tissue, a team demonstrated that the rate of photorespiration in trees is up to two times higher in warmer climates, especially when water is limited.

Since their reintroduction several decades ago, sea otters have helped slow erosion of creekbank and marsh edges by 90%, due to their insatiable appetite for plant-eating marsh crabs.

Researchers describe the discovery of a new method that transforms everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers.