Photo 1. Scientists collecting aboveground biomass in a saline wetland (light green is smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora and dark are black mangroves, Avicennia germinans) located coastal Louisiana. Aboveground net primary productivity, soil carbon accumulation rates, greenhouse gas emissions can be used to estimate the ecosystem balance of habitats like this wetland. Our estimates sugges...

Tears of wine is a phenomenon frequently observed as ring formed near the top glass generates droplets that fall back into wine. This can be explained by Marangoni effect driven surface tension created via gradient on concentration and temperature along interface between two phases. Besides being while drinking wine, crucial for welding metals, manufacturing integrated circuits, growing crystal...

Bacterial communities associated with marine invertebrates such as sponges and ascidians have demonstrated potential as sources of bio-medically relevant small molecules. Metagenomic analysis has shown that many of these invertebrates harbor populations of Actinobacteria, many of which are cultivable. While some populations within invertebrates are transmitted vertically, others are obtained fr...

background: there are unorganized, published documents about the ecology of mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in northeastern part of iran. the purpose of this study was to determine the distribution and characteristics of larval habitats of culicidae in kalaleh county. methods: larvae were collected using dipping method and adults by human landing catch technique during april–october, 2012. larv...

Recent advances in molecular biology techniques have shown the presence of diverse microbial communities and endemic species in Antarctica. Endemic microbes may be a potential source of novel biotechnologically important compounds, including, for example, new antibiotics. Thus, the scientific and biotechnological value of Antarctic terrestrial microbial habitats can be compromised by human visi...