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Scientists Discover That Special Immune Cells Stop Metastatic Cancer
Metastatic disease—when cancer spreads from the primary tumor to other parts of the body—is the cause of most cancer deaths.
Increasing Plant Diversity in Agriculture can Promote Soil Carbon Sequestration
The study investigated whether increasing plant diversity through use of undersown species in field ecosystems can affect the structure and functioning of microbial communities to promote soil health and carbon sequestration.
A Forest Fire in Western Wyoming
Smoke billowed from a fire in the forests of western Wyoming in early October 2024.
Climate Change can Alter Methane Emission and Uptake in the Amazon
Extreme temperatures and humidity levels (excessive rain or drought) projected for the Amazon in the context of climate change may increase the volume of methane-producing microorganisms in flooded areas and reduce potential uptake of this greenhouse gas in upland forests by 70%, with global impacts, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil. An article reporting their findings is published in the journal Environmental Microbiome.
Heavy Metals in the Ocean Become More Toxic
Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium occur naturally in small quantities in coastal seas.