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Fungi-filled forests are critical for endangered orchidsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 30, 2012 When it comes to conserving the world's orchids, not all forests are equal. In a paper to be published Jan. 25 in the journal Molecular Ecology, Smithsonian ecologists revealed that an orchid's fate hinges on two factors: a forest's age and its fungi. Roughly 10 percent of all plant species are orchids, making them the largest plant family on Earth. But habitat loss has rendered many threatened or endangered. This is partly due to their intimate relationship with the soil. Orchids depend ent ... read more |
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  Iraq water crisis could stir ethnic clash Iraq is facing worsening water shortages caused by the failure of successive postwar governments to ensure supplies and extensive dam-building in neighboring states that could trigger sectarian conflict. ... more | .. |
 Barclays tops roll of shame at Davos Barclays was accused of driving millions of people into poverty by speculating on food prices as campaigners at Davos conferred their annual Public Eye shame award on the British bank on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Grafted watermelon plants take in more pesticides The widely used farm practice of grafting watermelon and other melon plants onto squash or pumpkin rootstocks results in larger amounts of certain pesticides in the melon fruit, scientists are repor ... more | .. |
 NOAA satellites aid in the rescue of 207 people in 2011 Improving crops from the roots up Grafted watermelon plants take in more pesticides Researchers Discover Method to Unravel Malaria's Genetic Secrets Injecting sulfate particles into stratosphere won't fully offset climate change $1.6 million fine for cutting down trees Graphic details emerge of Tibetan unrest in China |
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 Improving crops from the roots up Research involving scientists at The University of Nottingham has taken us a step closer to breeding hardier crops that can better adapt to different environmental conditions and fight off attack fr ... more | .. |
  Pythagoras Solar Turns Organic Valley HQ into Energy Generating Asset Pythagoras Solar has announced the completion of its industry leading solar window project at the Organic Valley headquarters in La Farge, Wisconsin. Organic Valley, the nation's largest cooperative ... more | .. |
 'Rules' may govern genome evolution in young plant species A new University of Florida study shows a hybrid plant species may experience rapid genome evolution in predictable patterns, meaning evolution repeats itself in populations of independent origin. ... more | .. |
 Pollution sparks panic water buying in China Pollution in China's southern region of Guangxi sparked panic buying of bottled water this week after a mining firm dumped toxic cadmium into a river, state media said Thursday. ... more |
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 Supermaterial goes superpermeable Scientists create new atomic X-ray laser How sea water could corrode nuclear fuel Scorpions inspire scientists in making tougher surfaces for machinery Jumpstarting computers with 3-D chips GreenVolts Partners with Independent Solar Developers to Provide Solar for Agriculture UN nuclear agency to set up Fukushima office: report Hundreds demonstrate for, against planned Romanian goldmine 'We care about every worker': Apple CEO Mexican electricity output tied to growth Davos doubts center on EU, world economy Puerto Rico's pipeline plans on track? Backer: EU energy proposal has safeguards Spain cuts subsidies for clean energy | .. |
 Science to help rice growers affected by Japan's tsunami Under a year since a huge tsunami inundated paddy fields in Japan with salty sludge, scientists are near to developing locally-adapted, salt-tolerant rice. Following a Japan-UK research collab ... more | .. |
 Sweeten up your profits with the right hybrid New University of Illinois sweet corn research shows that higher yield and profitability are possible with greater plant populations of certain hybrids. Although it's a common practice to stud ... more | .. |
 Davos grapples with surging demand for fuel, food Petrol is already beyond the price range of many Africans while surging population levels should force governments in Asia to limit car use, political and business leaders said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  ASU acquires exotic piece of Mars ASU's Center for Meteorite Studies has acquired a significant new sample for its collection: a rare Martian meteorite that fell in southern Morocco in July 2011. It is the first Martian fall in abou ... more |
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 Study shines light on ways to cut costs for greenhouse growers Greenhouse bedding plant growers can save themselves time, money or possibly both by giving cuttings in propagation more light, according to a Purdue University study. Flower growers use cutti ... more | .. |
  Hunger, drought affect Mexico's Tarahumara natives The indigenous Tarahumara people of northern Mexico, famed for their abilities to run long distances, are struggling to survive chronic hunger resulting from one of the most severe droughts ever to strike their remote homeland. ... more | .. |
 Farming is key to meeting environmental challenge: FAO chief Agriculture is part of the solution to the world's environmental challenge and must play a key role at next June's Rio summit on sustainable development, the Brazilian head of the UN food agency said here Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Gene breakthrough to help Japanese farmers hit by tsunami Scientists in Britain and Japan have unveiled a fast-track way towards breeding crops with higher yields or resistance to climate change. ... more |
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 US to send floating commando base to Mideast Sanctions take their toll on ordinary Iranians Protest against greater US role in Philippines Syrian Kurds want referendum after fall of Assad French early Afghan withdrawal a 'mistake' Nigerian military kills 11 Islamists in northeast Iraq VP's staffers detained: Amnesty Iran dialogue 'long overdue': UN chief nuclear inspector Progress seen in moves towards Afghan peace talks US military reaches further into Asia Emirates 'has security links with Israel' Iran: New negotiations on way? Thales Australia and Steyr to work closer US seeks greater military ties with China | .. |
 A Green Pesticide For Citrus Pests The Lime Swallowtail, or Citrus Swallowtail, is a well-known agricultural pest from southern Asia discovered in the Caribbean in 2006, and researchers say its potential impact on the U.S. citrus ind ... more | .. |
 A road map for food security as the climate changes While last month's climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agricu ... more | .. |
  Satellite observes spatiotemporal variations in mid-upper tropospheric methane over China Atmospheric methane (CH4), one of the main greenhouse gases, has increased dramatically worldwide since the pre-industrial era. However, much work is needed to build on intermittent and scattered ob ... more | .. |
 NASA Finds 2011 Ninth-Warmest Year on Record The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists. The finding continues a trend in which nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteo ... more |
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Study: Dead Sea once almost dried up Scientists say a research drilling project in the Dead Sea suggests its waters dried up almost completely as a result of climate change about 125,000 years ago. ... more | .. |
Drought worsening in Argentina, Paraguay Drought conditions are worsening in Latin America, especially Argentina and Paraguay, and may become a flash point for political and rural unrest, latest data and sector analysis said. ... more | .. |
 Miracle tree substance produces clean drinking water inexpensively and sustainably A natural substance obtained from seeds of the "miracle tree" could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access to cl ... more | .. |
 Evidence of Past Southern Hemisphere Rainfall Cycles Related to Antarctic Temperatures Geoscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Minnesota this week published the first evidence that warm-cold climate oscillations well known in the Northern Hemisph ... more |
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 Romney sees launchers fueled by private enterprise Bus-sized asteroid shaves by Earth Russian launch of Dutch satellite delayed INTEGRAL reveals new facets of the Vela pulsar wind nebula Russia Plans to Launch U.S. Satellite in February Does antimatter weigh more than matter Mars Orbiter Shows Wind's Handiwork Wild Early Lives of Today's Most Massive Galaxies NASA's J-2X Engine Kicks Off 2012 With Powerpack Testing NASA's Kepler Announces 11 Planetary Systems Hosting 26 Planets NASA Says No to Probe Crash Theory Test U.S. Presidential Hopeful Promises Moon Base by 2020 Cosmology in a petri dish NASA Moves Closer to Planetary Landing Demo Capability on Earth with Draper's GENIE | .. |
 Meteorite from Mars fell in Morocco: scientists Rare and expensive fragments of a Mars meteorite fell from the sky in July over Morocco, a team of international scientists confirmed on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
UF researchers discover 'green' pesticide effective against citrus pests University of Florida researchers have discovered a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the citrus industry. The Li ... more | .. |
 Ancient popcorn discovered in Peru People living along the coast of Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously reported and before ceramic pottery was used there, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the N ... more | .. |
 NASA Sees Repeating La Nina Hitting its Peak La Nina, "the diva of drought," is peaking, increasing the odds that the Pacific Northwest will have more stormy weather this winter and spring, while the southwestern and southern United States wil ... more |
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 Map project accuses Google users of edits The OpenStreetMap project, an open source mapping group competing with Google Maps, say user accounts in India linked to Google have tampered with its data. ... more | .. |
 UAE to host global water conference next year Abu Dhabi will host an international summit on water next year, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, the head of a project to build a zero-carbon city on the outskirts of the UAE capital, said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Slow response to East Africa famine cost lives: agencies Thousands of people in East Africa died needlessly because the international community failed to respond to early warnings of famine, Oxfam and Save the Children warned Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Solutions for a nitrogen-soaked world Nitrogen is both an essential nutrient and a pollutant, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and a fertilizer that feeds billions, a benefit and a hazard, depending on form, location, and quantity. ... more |
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