Edited by Éva Kondorosi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary; received March 26, 2024; accepted October 7, 2024 ...

Kevin Hockett is an avid sourdough baker. As a microbial ecologist at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, he knows that each of his perfectly risen loaves is, in large part, the result ...

Isoprene, an aerosol and ozone precursor, is mainly emitted by plants, particularly trees. Hui Wang et al. measured isoprene emissions from sedges, a class of herbaceous plants found in both natural ...

What is the indirect effect of upward mobility on parents’ approval of opportunity hoarding behaviors through beliefs in socioeconomic mobility? Does the indirect effect differ depending on parents’ ...

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