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Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering mustard plant used worldwide as the primary genetic model in plant biology, was long believed incapable of forming relationships with underground fungal networks. New research published in Current Biology led by professor Katie Field demonstrates for the first time that it can establish a fully functional, resource-sharing partnership with an ancient soil fungus known as a Mucoromycotina fine root endophyte (MFRE).

The festival runs from 17 October to 7 November, with over 300 free events across the UK. Researchers from 41 universities run sessions on all facets of social science, including:

A creator with experience tracking methane at landfills is drawing attention to a less flashy climate measure: fixing leaks from oil, coal, and gas infrastructure. In a TikTok video, Alaina Wood (@thegarbagequeen) presented methane leak repairs at fossil fuel sites as a fast way to cut emissions.

Tracking invisible climate-warming gas from space used to be a long shot. That was until a team of scientists proved that orbit-based monitoring could work. In a study published on October 14 in Nature, researchers from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability conducted the largest controlled test of space-based methane monitoring ever. They timed 481 controlled methane releases in Casa Grande, Arizona, matching them with overpasses from 11 different satellites.