35 years of channelling potassium ions
Nature, Published online: 15 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02163-3In 1987, two independent groups cloned a gene that encoded the potassium-ion-channel protein Shaker,...
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» Helping Language and Literacy Flourish in Outdoor Classrooms
Author: Nature Explore Program, Communications Staff Published: January 11, 2018 This is the second in a series of blogs highlighting...
NCC: Land Lines – Check out these amazing finds from the 2022 Big Backyard BioBlitz
Monarch butterfly on Joe-pyeweed (Photo by NCC) August 15, 2022 | by Wendy Ho ...
Dry August 1 – Jessica’s Nature Blog
I have been sweltering indoors for a couple of weeks, self-isolating with Covid, caught despite having had three vaccinations. When...
how foreign researchers can fight back
In many leading scientific nations, early-career researchers who arrive from other countries are playing a growing part in research. The...
» All Children are Scientists; The World is their Laboratory
Author: Nature Explore Program, Communications Staff Published: January 18, 2018 This is the third in a series of blogs highlighting...
Ramble Report August 11 2022
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Low phosphorus levels limit carbon capture by Amazonian forests
Nature, Published online: 10 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02106-yUnderstanding the processes that affect carbon storage in tropical forests is crucial for assessing...
True Nature Stories: Palomarin Beach ’22
Nanaimo Dorid (Acanthodoris nanaimoensis)It's been four years since I last visited Palomarin Beach -- six since I last posted pix...
How a scandal in spider biology upended researchers’ lives
Spider biologist Jonathan Pruitt was investigated for data irregularities in several publications.Credit: Kara Holsopple/The Allegheny Front After more than two...
Social/Emotional Development in Outdoor Classrooms
Author: Nature Explore Program, Communications Staff Published: January 25, 2018 This is the fourth in a series of blogs highlighting...
Ep. 382 – The Rediscovery of an Extinct Oak — In Defense of Plants
Extinction due to human activity is a terrible thing, but every once in a while, a species thought to be...
Sticky logic programs bacteria to form multicellular patterns
NEWS AND VIEWS 10 August 2022 The engineering of cells to express synthetic adhesion molecules creates a simple logic for...
» Nature + Exploration = Boundless Mathematics Learning
Author: Nature Explore Program, Communications Staff Published: February 1, 2018 This is the fifth in a series of blogs highlighting...
researchers abroad fall prey to bullying
“What kind of gibberish e-mail you sent me yesterday? Are you out of your mind? Do you want me to...
Nature Moncton Information Line: Aug 14 2022
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» Get Those Children Moving!
Author: Nature Explore Program, Communications Staff Published: February 8, 2018 This is the sixth in a series of blogs highlighting...
Direct evidence for phosphorus limitation on Amazon forest productivity
Vitousek, P. M. Litterfall, nutrient cycling, and nutrient limitation in tropical forests. Ecology 65, 285–298 (1984).CAS Article Google Scholar Wright,...
» Finding our Place Through Creativity
Author: Nature Explore Program, Communications Staff Published: February 15, 2018 This is the seventh in a series of blogs highlighting...
Self-emergence of robust solitons in a microcavity
Dissipative solitons—self-confined pulses that balance non-linear phase shift with wave dispersion (or diffraction) in driven and lossy systems—are ubiquitous, with...
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Spotted Dorid Nudibranch(click images to view larger)Stepping out onto the reef at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve early this morning I quickly...