What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of August 31, 2021

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Researchers can assess soil health by measuring the electric current produced by its tiniest microbes.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021
Measuring electric current in soil could provide answers on soil health

Development may lead to a real-time test for farmers to determine soil productivity

U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Washington State University have developed a way to assess soil health by measuring the electric current produced by its  microbes.

The team used a probe originally developed to measure 

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Science shows that, pound-for-pound, a 1-year-old burns calories 50% faster than an adult.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021
Metabolism changes with age, but not when people might think

Researchers measured life’s metabolic highs and lows, from birth to old age

Most people remember a time when they could eat anything they wanted and not gain weight. But a study published in the journal Science and funded in part by the

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