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A Gardening Gift May Hold Key To BiodiversityEdinburgh UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2010 Gardeners are used to cross-breeding flowers to produce pretty petals or sweet scents - now scientists have shown the importance of nature's talent for producing new types of flowers. DNA analysis of wild evergreen rhododendrons in the Himalayas has suggested that hundreds of species of the plant could be derived from hybrids - cross-breeds between different species. Their findings may help explain the rich biodiversity of the natural world, as it shows how random pairings of wild plants mil ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 13, 2010From farmers to government officials in charge of efficiently managing Earth's precious water and energy resources, people all over the world rely on accurate short-term climate forecasts on timescales ranging from a few weeks to a few years to make more informed decisions. But today's climate forecast systems have limited ability to operate on such timescales. That's because it's difficul ... more  
San Rafael CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2010Finding uncontaminated drinking water is one of the biggest problems in disaster relief according to USAID, CARE, the United Nations and other disaster relief organizations. The Solar Container is a solution; it would eliminate the spread of water transmitted diseases, negate "the second wave of deaths," give farmers desalinated water that wouldn't kill their crops, reduce logistical plann ... more  
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2010Climate change can be curbed by changing the diet of livestock, whose feed crops, farting, belching and manure contribute a fifth of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions, a new study said Friday. The study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) said livestock risk growing as global demand for meat and milk surges and recommended simple steps to curb livestock-related green ... more |
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Daley supports reversing river flowChicago (UPI) Sep 11, 2010 Chicago's mayor says undoing a historic engineering feat, when the Chicago River's flow was reversed away from the Great Lakes, could improve their ecology. Richard Daley, who recently announced he would not run again, announced his support for the idea in an interview Friday. "I said, 'Boy that's a great project,'" Daley told the Chicago Tribune, recalling a conversation he had with his brother William as they sat near the lake. "Instead of diverting all that water, maybe we should reve ... read more |
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