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Tender shoots of restoration plantings are ‘irresistible little treats for grazers’

Re-establishing plantings of trees, grasses and other vegetation is essential for restoring degraded ecosystems, but a new survey of almost 2,600 restoration projects from nearly every type of ecosystem on Earth finds that most projects fail to recognize and control one of the new plants’ chief threats: hungry critters that eat plants. “In the early stages, these plants are like lollipops — irresistible little treats for grazers,” said a Duke researcher who co-led the project.

Introduction The establishment of China’s first official overseas military base in Djibouti in 2017 set the precedent for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) units to be permanently stationed abroad. Many foreign analysts assume that China will continue expanding its overseas military presence, most likely through a mix of adding new bases and leveraging dual-use ports. The 2021 U.S. Department of Defense …

A recently-concluded exhibition showcased a host of notable outcomes achieved in China that were enabled by sci-tech innovation in fields such as fundamental and cutting-edge...

Mineral Nanozymes Could be New Enzyme Mimetics in Earth Systems Written by AZoNanoJun 9 2021 Throughout the world, the Earth system has thousands of terragrams (Tg) (1 Tg = 10 12 g) of mineral nanoparticles traveling around the planet every year. Colorimetric reaction catalyzed by the peroxidase-like activity of natural enzymes (HRP) and mineral nanozymes with substrates (TMB). HRP, horseradish peroxidase. TMB, 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine. Fh, ferrihydrite. Hem, hematite. Mt, magnetite. Image Credit: ©Science China Press. Such mineral nanoparticles are universally distributed across soils...