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Development in fog harvesting processBoston MA (SPX) Apr 26, 2011 In the arid Namib Desert on the west coast of Africa, one type of beetle has found a distinctive way of surviving. When the morning fog rolls in, the Stenocara gracilipes species, also known as the Namib Beetle, collects water droplets on its bumpy back, then lets the moisture roll down into its mouth, allowing it to drink in an area devoid of flowing water. What nature has developed, Shreerang Chhatre wants to refine, to help the world's poor. Chhatre is an engineer and aspiring entrepreneur at M ... read more |
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 China's water supply at risk Climate change is threatening China's water supply, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Japan tsunami devastated Chilean scallop farms Thousands of miles from the shores of Japan across the Pacific Ocean, Chilean shellfish farmers are facing an uncertain future after a giant wave traveled the seas and washed away their scallop beds. ... more | .. |
  Running ring around hurricanes predictions Coastal residents and oil-rig workers may soon have longer warning when a storm headed in their direction is becoming a hurricane, thanks to a University of Illinois study demonstrating how to use e ... more | .. |
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  Rotten meat doesn't stand a chance When it comes to packaged fish or meat, it is nearly impossible to distinguish between fresh goods and their inedible counterparts. Researchers have now developed a sensor film that can be integrate ... more | .. |
 Can biochar help suppress greenhouse gases Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas and a precursor to compounds that contribute to the destruction of the ozone. Intensively managed, grazed pastures are responsible for an increase in nitrous ... more | .. |
 Distribution of British soil bacteria mapped for the first time Britain's soil bacteria have been mapped for the first time in the most comprehensive study of a country's soil biodiversity to date. The results were published in the journal Environmental Microbio ... more | .. |
 Growing threat of wheat rust epidemics worldwide For more information, see http://icarda.org/wheatrust/ and www.globalrust.org Researchers meeting at a scientific conference in Aleppo this week reported that aggressive new strains of wheat rust d ... more |
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China's low-altitude economy takes flight across multiple industries
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 Britain's first desalination plant opens Britain's first desalination plant, capable of adding 150 million gallons of fresh water to reservoirs every day, has begun operation, officials say. ... more | .. |
  Meteor shower approaching peak Skywatchers hoping for an impressive astronomical display say the Lyrid meteor shower should reach its peak over the next two days, experts in Britain said. ... more | .. |
  Europe prays for Easter rain in worst drought for a century The Dutch have banned barbecues, camp fires and outdoor smoking this Easter, while the Swiss are forecasting potentially the worst drought in Europe for more than a century. ... more | .. |
 Belgium probes Google's Street View Belgium became Thursday the latest European country to investigate Google's Street View picture map after cars taking pictures for the programme collected private data. ... more |
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 Fog 'harvesting' could mean water for poor A U.S. researcher says he wants to help the world's poor gain access to water through a technology based on nature called fog harvesting. ... more | .. |
 NASA Specialists To Descend On Offutt More than 20 NASA flight crew, ground crew and technicians are scheduled to arrive here late this month as the base's newest, if only temporary, members. The team will bring a NASA ER-2 to par ... more | .. |
 Goa Seeks ISRO Expertise For Mapping Mangroves, Sand Dunes Goa government will take the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to map its sand dunes and mangroves as part of the crucial 2011 CRZ rules. State Environment Minister Aleixo Sequira sa ... more | .. |
Satellites can give advance hurricane info Satellites can monitor tropical storms and predict surges in strength to warn when a storm is about to become a hurricane, U.S. researchers say. ... more |
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U.S. deploys carrier strike group to the Caribbean
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 Swiss face one of worst droughts on record Swiss officials began moving trout from a river this week to save them from plunging water levels, amid one of the worst droughts to hit the country in 150 years. ... more | .. |
 Disease hits wheat crops in Africa, Mideast Aggressive new strains of wheat rust disease have decimated up to 40 percent of harvests in some regions of north Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus, researchers said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Landsat: Who Are The Customers Exactly who uses Landsat satellite imagery and what value do they derive from the information? In the first study of its kind, U.S. Geological Survey investigators surveyed a broad cross section of ... more | .. |
 Astrium GEO-Info Services Looks Back On The Chernobyl Disaster 25 Years Later With EO Technologies The first satellite image of the Ukrainian site was acquired by SPOT1 only ten days after the explosion, demonstrating the value of Earth-imaging satellites in responding to natural and man-made dis ... more |
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 Ocean Front Is Energetic Contributor To Mixing Wind blowing on the ocean is a crucial factor mixing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the ocean depths and keeping it from going back into the atmosphere. For more than two decades scien ... more | .. |
 Activists save Chinese dogs from cooking pot Hundreds of dogs being trucked to Chinese restaurants were spared a culinary fate after about 200 animal lovers mobilised to stop them ending up on dinner tables, state-run media said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Nationwide Study Finds US Meat And Poultry Is Widely Contaminated Drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria linked to a wide range of human diseases, are present in meat and poultry from U.S. grocery stores at une ... more |
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Orion spacecraft prepared for lunar mission as stacking with SLS rocket achieved
Flight Readiness Achieved for CarbSAR Mission With SSTL and Oxford Space Systems
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Japan asks Brazil to ease food import rules Japan's foreign minister on Saturday asked his visiting Brazilian counterpart to ease import restrictions placed on Japanese food in the wake of a nuclear crisis sparked by a huge earthquake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
 New Citrus Variety Released By Uc Riverside Is Very Sweet, Juicy And Low-Seeded Juicy. Extremely Sweet. Visually attractive. Easy to peel. Low seeded. These are the fine qualities that mark 'KinnowLS,' the latest citrus variety released by researchers at the University of Calif ... more | .. |
 Carbon Sequestration Estimate In U.S. Increased - Barring A Drought A research group has concluded that forests and other terrestrial ecosystems in the lower 48 states can sequester up to 40 percent of the nation's fossil fuel carbon emissions, a larger amount than ... more | .. |
  OnSite Energy Unveils Gen2 Biodiesel Processor In Flint With rising diesel prices smashing farmer, municipality and trucker budgets, OnSite Energy of Flint, Michigan announces its second generation series of automated 40-400 gallon biodiesel processors a ... more |
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Half EU states negative on GM foods Half of all European Union states see no benefit from genetically modified crops according to an internal survey, the European Commission said Friday. ... more | .. |
Vegetarian magazine defends meat photos A US vegetarian magazine has defended its use of pictures of meat to illustrate vegan dishes as a necessity brought about by cooking up a publication on a tight budget. ... more | .. |
 Sizzling, landlocked Madrid gets cool new 'beach' Madrid residents, who suffer searing summer heat in a city that is several hours from the coast, will be able to cool off at their own "beach" in a vast new park that opened to the public on Friday. ... more | .. |
 BP feels fishermen's fury over Gulf oil spill BP faced protests from angry fishermen and disgruntled shareholders on Thursday at its first annual general meeting since the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ... more |
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