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Chemical Signal in Plants Reduces Growth Processes in Favor of Defense
In a new study in PNAS, an international team of researchers including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown that Arabidopsis thaliana plants produce beta-cyclocitral when attacked by herbivores and that this volatile signal inhibits the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway.
Researchers Develop Roadside Barrier Design to Mitigate Air Pollution
A unique curved barrier has been designed by researchers at Imperial College London, who publish new findings in the peer-reviewed journal Cities & Health on how the structure can protect people from the damaging effects of air pollution.
Ecosystem Restoration is a Pressing Issue in Fragmented Rainforest
In light of the United Nations (UN) declaration that 2021-2030 is the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a group of scientists voice concerns about restoration in heavily fragmented landscapes under a hotter and drier future scenario.
Researchers See Need for Better Warnings for Colorado Residents About Health Impacts of Long-Range Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from local wildfires can affect the health of Colorado residents, in addition to smoke from fires in forests as far away as California and the Pacific Northwest.
Researchers Use Air Quality Models to Reflect Polluted Reality in Latin America
Computational models of air quality have long been used to shed light on pollution control efforts in the United States and Europe, but the tools have not found widespread adoption in Latin America.
