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Living microbes found in the driest desert on Earth
The Atacama Desert harbors unique desert life with diverse microbes.New techniques separate genetic material in low-biomass ...
Science Daily20h
Living microbes discovered in Earth's driest desert
A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama Desert.
Desert dogs trained to sniff out endangered cactus
You've heard of bomb-sniffing dogs and drug-sniffing dogs. You see TSA dogs working at the airport, sniffing for hazardous ...
'Catastrophic declines': Massive data haul reveals why so many plants and animals suffer after fire
The megafires that tore through Australia's forests in 2019–20 burnt more than 10 million hectares. The tragedy prompted a ...
Nature2d
Are rising carbon dioxide and nitrogen deposition a joint threat to biodiversity globally?
In the long term, increased carbon dioxide reduces the number of plant species by worsening the effects of nitrogen pollution ...