Xylem vessel pits are tiny openings on the cell wall of water-conducting cells—with pit geometry influencing crop yield through its effect on plant hydraulics and nitrogen transport.
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A decades-old law bans septic systems in the Tahoe Basin, but many Truckee neighborhoods still rely on them — and switching ...
Septic systems quietly handle waste for millions of homes without access to municipal sewer lines. When something goes wrong, ...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Both sides can’t agree on whether there is an issue underneath Las Vegas, but homeowners are making their argument in public amid a health district discussion. The Southern Nevada ...
Before we begin the new week in earnest, we're taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers. Top stories this past week included: ...
Following multiple years of rumors, this was the year that Apple’s Pro iPhones finally got a vapor chamber to help dissipate heat. If you’ve never really looked into or understood how this component ...
“Football-style” NHS league tables, which rank the best- and worst-performing hospitals and trusts in England, have now arrived despite warnings that they “would not help patients choose where to seek ...
A blocking S. Walter Reed Drive in May (courtesy Nate Whiting) It’s an imperfect system, but Arlington Alert remains Arlington County’s go-to way of informing tens of thousands of residents about ...
Almost 2,000 homes in the Skaneateles Lake watershed use septic systems to collect and treat wastewater. When individual septic systems fail, they can cause nutrients, like phosphorus, to enter ...
For years, St. Tammany Parish has been trying to address its large number of home septic systems that spew untreated sewage into the parish's waterways, creating breeding grounds for disease-carrying ...