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[:es]‘Wood wide web’—the underground network of microbes that connects trees—mapped for first time[:]

Trees, from the mighty redwoods to slender dogwoods, would be nothing without their microbial sidekicks. Millions of species of fungi and bacteria swap nutrients between soil and the roots of trees, forming a vast, interconnected web of organisms throughout the woods. Now, for the first time, scientists have mapped this “wood wide web” on a…
Elhuyar

[:es]Esnea ekoizteko, bertako ala kanpoko proteina erabili?[:]

Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoko esne-sektorearen egoera asko aldatu da 1986an Europar Batasunean sartu ginenetik; izan ere, horrek ekarritako ordainketa bakarreko laguntza-sistemak eragin du esnearen ekoizpena tamaina handiagoko ustiategietara bideratzea eta txikienak desagerraraztea (Eusko Jaurlaritza, 2006). Ekoizpenaren kontzentrazioak eta hobekuntza genetikoak eragin du ekoizpen-maila oso altuetara heltzea, eta produkzio-beharrak nabarmen handitzea. Gaur egun, ekoizpen-maila altu horiek mantendu…
SINC

[:es]Cambiar los vehículos diésel por gasolina podría acelerar el cambio climático[:]

Un estudio de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia pone de relieve que el cambio de vehículos diésel de más de diez años por nuevos de gasolina aumentaría hasta un 2 % las emisiones de CO2 en las grandes urbes españolas. En cambio, si la flota diésel anterior a 2009 se sustituyera por nuevos vehículos diésel…
Nature News

[:es]The trickster microbes that are shaking up the tree of life[:]

Mysterious groups of archaea — named after Loki and other Norse myths — are stirring debate about the origin of complex creatures, including humans.
El País

[:es]La terrible dinastía de los números transfinitos[:]

Georg Cantor revolucionó las matemáticas al demostrar que hay distintos grados de infinitud
Quanta

[:es]Out of a Magic Math Function, One Solution to Rule Them All[:]

Mathematicians used “magic functions” to prove that two highly symmetric lattices solve a myriad of problems in eight- and 24-dimensional space.
The New York Times

[:es]Striking Down the Queen Won’t Save You From the Swarm[:]

It’s a common trope in science fiction, but hives in nature are not dependent on any central node for their function.
The Atlantic

[:es]A Truly Remarkable Spider[:]

The spider Hyptiotes reinvented the concept of the web, building an extraordinary, spring-loaded trap.
Cosmos

[:es]Moon is tectonically active, Apollo-era instruments reveal[:]

Seismometers left by moon-landing missions reveal frequent and powerful quakes.