Questions tagged [environment]
The natural world, especially pertaining to the interactions of life therein.
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Is it possible to improve metabolic rate through quorum sensing?
I am building a microbial fuel cell unit using mint plant and soil microbes. My goal is to power a LED light using the electricity but the electrify that microbes are so little so I am thinking of ...
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How do animals that live in dens keep the dens from flooding?
When it rains heavily or flooding starts what do animals like foxes,wolves, and any other animal that makes a den or lives underground do.? Do their den's/home's flood?
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What is the biological pathway for the biodegradation of DDT (pesticide)?
There are various micro organisms which can degrade DDT. Which micro organism is most frequently used for biodegradation of DDT and what is the metabolic pathway by which DDT is degraded?
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Are there different species that profoundly changed the earth?
In the narration of the first episode of the new Netflix series Life on Our Planet it says that one species (humans) “would go on to change our planet like nothing before.” My immediate thought was ...
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What would actually be the ecological impact of deep sea mining?
In the last few months I have read a number of articles with increasing alarm concerning the potential of many countries soon engaging in deep sea mining. The idea is that in order to produce numerous ...
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If we were to discover an alien ecosystem that has a D-configuration of proteins, how would it react to our L-sided biology?
I'm concepting a hard-sci-fi story where a scientist discovers microorganisms in our solar system with disastrous results. I was thinking about how any cross-contamination with an alien ecosystem ...
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When do invasive species become native species?
Until when an invasive species is considered an "invasive species" and when it is starting to be considered a "native" species, i.e. a species that is an integral part of the local ...
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Why do so many pollutants affect the estrogen receptor?
We make loads of chemicals, and release them into the environment for reasons. We have loads of hormone receptors.
There are many instances of human made chemicals affecting the estrogen receptor, ...
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Is there any difference between microplastics from health perspective? [closed]
I wonder if there is difference between plastics if we talk about the negative health effects of microplastics. For example wood is just a bunch of polymer and some other components from chemical ...
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How can combusted methane from landfill samples be quantified? [closed]
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For my studies I'm wanting and attempting to make a landfill greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) model that predicts the amount of greenhouse gas equivalent emissions ($GHG_{eq}$ [tonnes/year]) ...
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I am conducting an experiment with oil eating bacteria. However, I am struggling to find a method to check how much oil they cleaned?
I am experimenting to determine the optimum conditions for microbes to break down motor oil. The conditions I am going to test are different pH levels to resemble freshwater pH and saltwater pH. I ...
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What happens if a population of songbirds increases rapidly without predators?
Suppose there’s an area where there’s a rapid increase in the population of songbirds and no presence of predators. What type of detrimental effects, if any, would this have on the environment in ...
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Is there species of mushrooms that grow in the wild in Mediterranean environment?
I'm looking for species of mushrooms which can grow wild (or with minimal human intervention) in Mediterranean environment (which is characterized by dry summers and mild, wet winters.), specifically ...
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the effect of aquatic photoautotrophs on CO2 concentration in the air
The CO2 concentration in the air is more strongly influenced by the northern hemisphere than the southern hemisphere. A given explanation is that the northern hemisphere contains more terrestrial ...
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Are there life forms that freely fly in the atmosphere?
Are there (unicellular) Earth lifeforms that most of their life fly high in the atmosphere without contact with surface? For instance, in clouds, etc?
If so, at what max altitude have they been ...
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