3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (180+ words) A research team, led by Professor Gaku Fukuhara of Kyushu University’s Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), investigated this biological phenomenon. They focused on PoXeR, a protein from a deep-sea bacterium. Using a custom-built apparatus, they subjected the protein…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (62+ words) Amazon (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Tiaracá stream in Jaú National Park (Amazonas state, Brazil) in September 2024 during the extreme drought. Travel along the stream was only possible by paddling, with water levels too low for the outboard motor More on this News…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (193+ words) The tiny helpers of marine sponges also use organic amino acids image: Figure 1: The bright yellow elephant ear sponge, called Ianthella basta, can be found across coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean including the Great Barrier Reef off the coast…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (104+ words) image: One of the many types of sponges that have been found to act as hosts to branching worms. This one is called Crateromorpha meyeri and it is a deep-sea, glass sponge found in Okinawa, Japan. In this close up…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (373+ words) image: An image shows the state shift from healthy kelp forest (top) to turf algae (bottom) that is taking place along the Maine coast. view more Credit: Shane Farrell, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences As one moves north, Maine’s kelp…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (276+ words) This study employed eDNA technology for biodiversity surveys and conducted high-density spatiotemporal eDNA sampling to evaluate ecosystem-scale patterns across temporal, spatial, and habitat dimensions. We identified 97 fish species from 12 orders, 29 families, and 71 genera using eDNA technology. Spatially, fish diversity indices…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (73+ words) EurekAlert! Deep straw incorporation reduces maize ear rot and mycotoxin contamination by improving soil health and microbial community Mengyao Xue, Jiao Jia, Zheng Qu, Tingting Jiang, Mengmeng Yang, Fulong Zhang, Yannan Shi, Qi Liu, Qianfu Su & Yanpo Yao More on…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (53+ words) Soil thickness emerges as the leading constraint on karst vegetation growth (IMAGE) EurekAlert! XGBoost results rank soil thickness above climate and nutrient concentrations. Segmented regression identifies a 57.5-centimeter threshold in the relationship between soil thickness and woody vegetation volume. More…...