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Hydroponics is often promoted as a highly efficient alternative to traditional soil farming, but its effectiveness in small indoor polyculture systems is not well understood. In this study, students compared plant growth and maturity across hydroponic and soil-based indoor polycultures and found that soil grown plants were generally taller and more mature than those grown hydroponically. These results suggest that soil-based methods may outperform hydroponics in certain household polyculture settings.

This study examines how environmental conditions influence the abundance and ecological role of the sea cucumber Opheodesoma spectabilis in Kāneʻohe Bay. Field observations and laboratory experiments showed that the species is more common in algae-dominated sandy habitats, where it improves water clarity and increases dissolved oxygen through bioturbation. However, exposure to very high temperatures caused rapid mortality, suggesting that marine heat waves could threaten this species and the ecological functions it provides.

The authors investigated the efficacy of functionalized graphene oxide nanoparticles for turning saltwater to freshwater.

The authors access a panel of leaf traits across ten deciduous tree species to explore adaptive strategies between large and small trees.

The authors looked at using computer vision to evaluate the degree of exotropia in individuals with strabismus.

Detecting cervical spondylosis using deep learning

The authors looked at how the presence of difference antibiotic resistance genes would influence antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

The authors looked at unionization petitions from Starbucks workers between August 2021 and July 2024 to determine what factors influence votes for or against unionization.

The authors looked at genes that were differentially expressed in patients who had and had not had febrile seizures to determine what differences in gene expression existed.

Here the authors aimed to compare the effects of artificial Allura Red AC dye and natural cochineal dye on the growth of Escherichia coli and Bacillus coagulans bacteria. Their research found that only Allura Red AC dye significantly affected bacterial growth, specifically amplifying E. coli growth. Based on their results, they suggest that Allura Red AC dye may increase the growth of E. coli bacteria within the human gut.