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Productivity of land plants may be greater than previously thoughtMunich, Germany (SPX) Oct 05, 2011 London. The global uptake of carbon by land plants may be up to 45 per cent more than previously thought. This is the conclusion of an international team of scientists, based on the variability of heavy oxygen atoms in the carbon dioxide of the atmosphere driven by the El Nino effect. As the oxygen atoms in carbon dioxide were converted faster than expected during the El Nino years, current estimates for the uptake of carbon by plants are probably too low. These should be corrected upwards, say th ... read more |
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  APL Builds On Earth Science Success With New Hosted Payload Proposal Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) are proposing a new space-based monitoring system that would help scientists answer some of the most fundamental question ... more | .. |
 Arctic Sea Ice Continues Decline, Hits Second Lowest Level Last month the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record. Satellite data from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) a ... more | .. |
  Loss of "lake lawnmowers" leads to algae blooms Unprecedented algae growth in some lakes could be linked to the decline of water calcium levels and the subsequent loss of an important algae-grazing organism that helps keep blooms at bay. Da ... more | .. |
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  Second Pacific island declares drought emergency A second South Pacific community has declared a state of emergency in a drought crisis that has seen water rationing imposed in parts of the region, officials in Wellington said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Bigger profits for Asian rice producers? Rice farmers in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines harvested an additional $1.46 billion through the use of rice varieties developed by the International Rice Research Institutes, a new study concludes. ... more | .. |
 Scientists hail Africa's steps into space More African countries are launching satellites and taking advantage of space technology, the world's top scientists heard Monday at a meeting marking the 50th anniversary of human space flight. ... more | .. |
 Climate: Act now to diversify crops at risk, say scientists Farm chiefs have a narrowing chance to diversify vital crops at rising threat from drought, flood and pests brought by climate change, food researchers warned on Monday. ... more |
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 US Coastguard to help drought-hit N.Z. territory The US Coastguard will ship drinking water to a remote New Zealand territory in the Pacific which faces a state of emergency due to severe drought, Wellington said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Petition demands US label genetically engineered food Supporters and producers of organic foods petitioned the US government Tuesday for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods, and encouraged consumers to go online and join the cause. ... more | .. |
Micro-breweries take on local flavour in China In a poky room in a backstreet of Beijing, self-taught brewer Carl Setzer uses spicy Sichuan peppercorns, oolong tea leaves and cinnamon to invent beer flavours suited to Chinese tastebuds. ... more | .. |
 Pope urges 'concrete aid' for African famine victims Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday urged the international community to offer concrete aid for the drought and famine-struck Horn of Africa region, where more than 13 million need aid. ... more |
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Brazil native killing blamed on ranchers: advocates A Guarani Indian was stabbed to death in western Brazil in an attack blamed on cattle ranchers, an indigenous advocacy group said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Dead Sea researchers discover freshwater springs and numerous micro-organisms Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered deep freshwater springs on the Dead Sea floor that feed into this rapidly dwindling body of water. In the first-ever Dead S ... more | .. |
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Chinese engineer, global activists get 'alternative Nobels' A Chinese energy engineer, a Chadian lawyer, an international agricultural rights group and a US safe childbirth advocate won this year's Right Livelihood Awards, often dubbed the "Alternative Nobels," organisers said Thursday. ... more |
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 Germplasm, irrigation management make a difference in corn production Germplasm and stay-green technology utilized by Texas AgriLife Research corn breeders could make growing corn on limited water a greater possibility in the near future, according to AgriLife Researc ... more |
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 Balanced meals, farm-fresh food benefits families, communities Leaders at the recent United Nations meeting emphasized nutrition as critical to producing thriving children, families, and communities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a key focus is helpin ... more | .. |
 Pakistan's flooded breadbasket spells economic misery Monsoon floods that sunk Pakistan's arable belt for a second year running have piled economic woes on top of a humanitarian catastrophe facing up to eight million people in the south. ... more | .. |
 Top Bolivia minister quits over Amazon crackdown Sacha Llorenti, Bolivia's interior minister and a top official in leftist President Evo Morales' government, resigned Tuesday over a violent weekend crackdown on protesting Amazon natives. ... more | .. |
 GM food solutions at risk from lobbyists Powerful lobby groups opposed to genetically modified (GM) food are threatening public acceptance of the technology in Europe, research suggests. They are also hampering Europe's response to the glo ... more |
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 New approach challenges old ideas about plant species and biomass For decades, scientists have believed that a relationship exists between how much biomass plant species produce and how many species can coexist. This idea comes from a 1970s study that showed as pl ... more |
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