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A step forward to making crops drought tolerant![]() ![]() Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 QUT researchers are part of an international consortium of researchers whose work hopes to future-proof crops against the impacts of global climate change. The researchers have sequenced the genome of the 'resurrection plant' Xerophyta viscosa, revealing a genetic 'footprint' of the plant's ability to tolerate severe drought for long periods of time. The research team is led by Henk Hilhorst of Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands and includes QUT researchers Professor Sagadevan M ... read more |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 By reconstructing the complex food webs of Ancestral Puebloan southwestern United States, researchers hope to yield insights into the the ecological consequences of modern climate change. ... more ![]() ![]() Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 A University of British Columbia-developed system that uses bacteria to turn non-potable water into drinking water will be tested next week in West Vancouver prior to being installed in remote commu ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have developed strains of rice that are resistant to drought in real-world situations. Published in Plant Biotechnology Journal ... more ![]() ![]() San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 In the second half of the 20th century, the mass use of fertilizer was part of an agricultural boom called the "green revolution" that was largely credited with averting a global food crisis. Now, t ... more |
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Two killed in Guatemala earthquakes
More than 160 people still missing days after deadly Texas floods Texas floods: Misinformation across political spectrum sows confusion Death toll in Texas floods climbs to 108, with more rain expected Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought Thousands told to stay home as Spain forest fire rages Forest fire blazes in southern France Thousands told to stay home as Spain forest fire rages on Rescuers on horseback, with dogs search for Texas flood victims Texas flood toll passes 100 as more bodies recovered |
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![]() Dijon, France (AFP) April 6, 2017 Chen Yanfen swirls a glass of Burgundy wine, noting its ruby red robe and fruity bouquet before taking her first sip. ... more ![]() ![]() Castelbosco, Italy (AFP) April 7, 2017 It may pong, but Italy's "Shit Museum" has the whiff of success about it: here in Castelbosco, farmers are transforming sloppy cowpats into plates you can eat off. ... more ![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Wheat, rice, sugar, cotton and maize are among the essential internationally traded crops in the global economy. To produce these crops many countries rely on irrigated agriculture that accounts for ... more ![]() ![]() Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic increase compared with 80 million in 2015, according ... more ![]() ![]() St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 A new study in the April 3 issue of Nature Genetics describes an ancestry.com-type adventure that reveals the deep history of a family, including some disreputable relatives. But the family in this ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles (AFP) April 7, 2017 California Governor Jerry Brown declared Friday the official end of the state's drought that lasted more than five years. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Dead Sea to come alive with concert by electro pioneer ![]() ![]() Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University and published in the journal Water Research argues that Israel's Jordan River may be a useful case study for the challenges facing stream restoration ini ... more ![]() ![]() Brussels (AFP) April 5, 2017 EU antitrust authorities on Wednesday cleared state-owned ChemChina's 40-billion-euro ($43-billion) takeover of Swiss seeds giant Syngenta, the biggest ever overseas acquisition by a Chinese firm. ... more ![]() ![]() Lokamarinyang, Kenya (AFP) April 5, 2017 In just a few years water, oil and money would flow. Roads, schools and hospitals would follow. Turkana's generations of poverty and neglect in Kenya's arid north would end. ... more ![]() ![]() Manchester, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Graphene-oxide membranes have attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new filtration technologies. Now the much sought-after development of making membranes capable of sieving c ... more |
![]() Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Spaceflight Industries Reveals BlackSky Spectra ![]() ![]() Scientists link California droughts and floods to distinctive atmospheric waves ![]() ![]() As CO2 levels increase, airplane rides get bumpier |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua ![]() ![]() Northrop Grumman, Honeywell receive EGI-M contracts ![]() ![]() China's BeiDou system to expand cooperation to SE Asia |
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![]() Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A new parameterization of canopy radiative transfer for land surface radiation models ![]() ![]() First world survey finds 9,600 tree species risk extinction ![]() ![]() Emissions from the edge of the forest |
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![]() Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Gripen fighter completes test flights using 100 percent biofuel ![]() ![]() Ridding the oceans of plastics by turning the waste into valuable fuel ![]() ![]() Shell unveils giant new high-tech research lab in India |
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![]() Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Report shines light on installed costs and deployment barriers for residential solar PV ![]() ![]() Concept, SolarTech team up next-gen solar panels ![]() ![]() IEA: India needs diverse investments in renewables |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() U.N. says low-carbon economy not a "pipe dream" ![]() ![]() Mega-wind farm offshore Denmark clears hurdle ![]() ![]() Japan scientist eyes energy burst from 'typhoon turbine' |
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![]() Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Adani to begin work on Australia mine by August: report ![]() ![]() Czech energy group bucks green trend with bet on coal ![]() ![]() World Bank indirectly backs harmful SE Asian projects: report |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China ![]() ![]() US authorities bust visa fraud scheme for wealthy Chinese ![]() ![]() Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction |
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![]() Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA Tests Robotic Ice Tools for Use on Ocean Worlds ![]() ![]() Robot epigenetics: Adding complexity to embodied robot evolution ![]() ![]() NASA Robotic Refueling Mission Departs Station |
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![]() London (AFP) April 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Road salt runoff threatens US, Canada lakes: study ![]() ![]() Shanghai river clean-up leaves boat-dwellers in limbo ![]() ![]() Bangladesh closes one of world's most polluted places |
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![]() Santiago (AFP) March 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Humans sparked 84 percent of US wildfires, increased fire season over 2 decades ![]() ![]() China detains 24 after deadly hotel fire ![]() ![]() Australia fires ease as damage mounts after record heat |
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![]() Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Zero recovery' for corals in back-to-back Australia bleaching ![]() ![]() Most deep-sea animals produce their own light, research shows ![]() ![]() UBC invention uses bacteria to purify water |
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![]() Wellington (AFP) April 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Two dead in Tenerife after giant wave sweeps them away ![]() ![]() A scientist and a supercomputer re-create a tornado ![]() ![]() French storm Zeus leaves two dead, 600,000 homes without power |
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![]() New York (AFP) April 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() First 'Silk Road' train from Britain leaves for China ![]() ![]() Developing Asia to fuel global growth but risks ahead: ADB ![]() ![]() China plan for new economic zone sparks real estate frenzy |
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![]() Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Discovery of a source of fast magnetic reconnection ![]() ![]() Waves on sun give NASA new insight into space weather forecasting ![]() ![]() Next Stop: A Trip Inside the Sun's Atmosphere |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Making spines from sea water ![]() ![]() Nepal's rhinos on road to recovery with cross-country move ![]() ![]() The cost of bee-ing too smart |
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