Microbes helping plants survive during severe droughts
New research indicates that plants can better tolerate drought and other environmental stressors with the help of typical microbes in their environment. Specifically, the plants that are given a...
Some fish adapt to climate change without changing their DNA
A study by the University of East Anglia (UK) and Dalhousie University in Canada, has revealed that some species of fish are adapting to environmental changes to survive them without going through a...
What animal will become extinct first by global warming?
A team of biologists from the University of Clemson (South California, United States) has revealed that the lizards are the first animals to become extinct from the Earth due to the effects of...
Genetic diversity: a tool to fight climate change
Genetic resources have a fundamental role to play in feeding the world, especially to advance climate change more rapidly than expected, warns recent FAO publication. According to a new study...
An Argentine team developed a house filter to remove arsenic
“People who do not have water from a river or stream has to make a water well. From that well the water will be contaminated with arsenic, which is in the soil structure. We develop a...
Sperm whales communicate individually not only in groups
Danish researchers have found that sperm whales communicate with others within the same group. It was thought that sperm whales communicated only as a group and with other groups. When a team of...
The greener the neighborhoods the less the crimes
The therapeutic effect of nature is well known: the vision of a green space, whether a forest, a garden, or even a painted landscape reduces levels of anxiety and stress, puts in a good mood and...
Argentina first cannabis clinic
Parkinson, refractory epilepsy and cancer cases are some of the diseases that can be treated with medicinal cannabis. Meet the first cannabis clinic in the country. Advancing the implementation and...
