WorldPingA substantial loss of plant diversity could mean that grasslands worldwide, including meadows and pastures, would absorb around 15% less CO₂ through photosynthesis by midcentury compared with a scenario in which diversity is maintained.
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A trick from tardigrades could help human blood withstand freezing
Losing plant diversity could reduce grassland CO₂ absorption 15% by 2050, model projects
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Nitrogen fixation 'off switch' discovery could one day help crops make their own fertilizer
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WorldPingNitrogen is essential for life. It's needed to build proteins, DNA and many other components of cells. Although nitrogen gas makes up almost 80% of Earth's atmosphere, most organisms cannot use it directly.
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WorldPingPredicting a system's final outcome from its initial state is the ultimate goal for many physicists.
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WorldPingTardigrades survive conditions that would destroy most other living things: freezing, dehydration and the vacuum of space. Researchers even put tiny tattoos on them, and the animals don't seem to mind.
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Anthropic's offering to help open-source projects track down security vulnerabilities with a new service called OSS Scanner. It says open-source projects that opt-in will get "thorough, periodic security scans by our strongest models at no cost.
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