Freezing can turn a productive subtropical orchard into a landscape of damaged leaves and stalled growth, but triploid loquat appears to carry an internal defense. Researchers found that these plants preserve photosynthesis during freezing by accumulating highly unsaturated phosphatidylcholine (PC), especially PC 18:2/18:2, which helps stabilize cellular and chloroplast membranes. The team connec…
A new study shows that pregnant women exposed to higher levels of air pollution may have children who exhibit more attention-related symptoms in school. However, this exposure is not associated with higher rates of formal clinical ADHD diagnoses.
Scientific Reports, Published online: 08 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56308-9 Microbial desalination using Advenella faeciporci ZF1 as a novel iron-reducing bacterium isolated from oil refinery sludge
Scientific Data, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07581-w An integrated global resource of wetland microbiomes linking environmental metadata, community profiles, and genome-resolved metabolic traits
A Swansea student in environmental biology has been selected by National Geographic to join their list of Young Explorers – exceptional individuals in their fields - and has just presented her research at the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC.
In the 1800s, Boston had a problem: it stank, and there was no question why. Modern sewage treatment had not yet been invented, so human waste ran through makeshift drainage systems into the surrounding rivers and bays. “Large territories have been at once, and frequently, enveloped in an atmosphere of stench so strong as to […] The post MIT vs. poop appeared first on MIT Department of Biology .
The American chestnut is basically defunct, unless science can rescue it. Genetic manipulation may be the answer. The post Could Alarm Over Genetic Manipulation Get in the Way of Environmental Conservation? appeared first on The Hastings Center for Bioethics .
Environmental Biophysics – Lecture 38
Lecture Summary
In this lecture, Dr. Doug Cobos gives an analysis of wavelength dependence, including reflectance and the NDVI and PRI indices.
About the Lecturer
Dr. Cobos is Director of R&D at METER Group and an adjunct professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Washington State University.
Environmental Biophysics – Lecture 3
Lecture Summary
In this lecture, Dr. Colin Campbell discusses temperature in the air and soil, covering a couple of empirical models for calculating air temperature with height and soil temperature with depth.
About the Lecturer
Dr. Campbell is Vice President of R&D at METER Group and an adjunct professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Washingt…
The study, published in Geology, seeks to characterize dust emission potential from landforms in two end-member eolian systems, where wind is the primary source of sediment transport. The post NSF-funded Study Finds Eolian Dust Systems Impact Cardio-Pulmonary Health appeared first on DRI .
