Scientists may have cracked the case of Earth’s deep quakes
The cause of Earth’s deepest earthquakes has been a mystery to science for more than a century, but a team of Carnegie Mellon University scientists may have cracked the case.
Study first to quantify optimal mangrove root hydrodynamics
Mangrove vegetation, which grows on subtropical shorelines, provides a range of ecosystem services such as reducing coastal erosion, promoting biodiversity, and removing nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon dioxide. These vital ecological functions are influenced by the water flow …
Scientists provide insight into a critical step in how some viruses reproduce
Researchers have discovered the inner workings of the molecular motor that packages genetic material into double-stranded DNA viruses. The advance provides insight into a critical step in the reproduction cycle of viruses such as pox, herpes and adenoviruses. It could also …