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How drought-tolerant grasses came to beDurham, NC (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 If you eat bread stuffing or grain-fed turkey this Thanksgiving, give thanks to the grasses - a family of plants that includes wheat, oats, corn and rice. Some grasses, such as corn and sugar cane, have evolved a unique way of harvesting energy from the sun that's more efficient in hot, arid conditions. A new grass family tree reveals how this mode of photosynthesis came to be. The results may one day help scientists develop more drought-tolerant grains, say scientists working at the U. S. Nationa ... read more |
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 Herbicide may affect plants thought to be resistant Purdue University researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing so ... more | .. |
 Study of flower petals shows evolution at the cellular level A new study of flower petals shows evolution in action, and contradicts more that 60 years of scientific thought. The findings are reported by a scientist from UC Santa Barbara and a research team f ... more | .. |
 Soybean adoption came early by many cultures, archaeologists say Human domestication of soybeans is thought to have first occurred in central China some 3,000 years ago, but archaeologists now suggest that cultures in even earlier times and in other locations ado ... more | .. |
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  Lightning-made Waves in Earth's Atmosphere Leak Into Space At any given moment about 2,000 thunderstorms roll over Earth, producing some 50 flashes of lightning every second. Each lightning burst creates electromagnetic waves that begin to circle around Ear ... more | .. |
 Indra Leads Development And Provision Of The Ground Segment Of Satellite Paz Indra will lead the development and supply of the whole ground segment of the Earth Observation satellite Paz. The contracts awarded to Indra by INTA, an organ of the Ministry of Defence, amount to ... more | .. |
  WWF warns on Danube drought A major drought along the lower Danube has highlighted the river's reduced ability to buffer extreme weather events and has hampered navigation, environmental group WWF said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China raises poverty line for rural dwellers China's central government on Tuesday raised the country's rural poverty line by more than 80 percent as part of efforts to increase aid to its struggling low-income population, state media reported. ... more |
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 Climate change now seen as a question of global security Once viewed as an issue of interest only to greens or academics, the threat posed by climate change to security is now eyed with deepening concern by politicians and defence chiefs. ... more | .. |
 Planting depth's effect on container-grown trees Many landscape trees are started in-ground, then sold as bare-root "liners" to producers who plant them in large containers to grow. To minimize wind damage and to facilitate transport from potting ... more | .. |
 Hopkins Scientists Turn on Fountain of Youth in Yeast Collaborations between Johns Hopkins and National Taiwan University researchers have successfully manipulated the life span of common, single-celled yeast organisms by figuring out how to remove and ... more | .. |
 Global commission delivers food security policy recommendations A new report published by an independent global commission of eminent scientists states that the world's food system needs an immediate transformation to meet current and future threats to food secu ... more |
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 UK-DMC-1 to take well-earned retirement UK- DMC- 1, one of the first generation Disaster Monitoring Constellation satellites, is to be retired from service after over 8 years in orbit. UK-DMC-1, was launched on 27th September 2003 with fe ... more | .. |
  Plan for crucial Australian rivers draws anger Farmers Monday slammed the government's draft plan to rescue a crucial river system supplying Australia's food bowl, saying it will destroy communities and put pressure on food prices. ... more | .. |
Climate set to worsen food crises: Oxfam Storms and droughts that have unleashed dangerous surges in food prices could be a "grim foretaste" of what lies ahead when climate change bites more deeply, Oxfam said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japan's rice farmers mull TPP future Osamu Tamaki is one of the few rice farmers in Japan who see an Asia-Pacific free trade deal as a window of opportunity rather than the death knell for a highly cosseted industry. ... more |
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NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defences to counter Russia
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French court annuls ban on Monsanto GM crops France's top administrative court on Monday overturned a government order banning French farmers from planting genetically modified crops from the US agriculture giant Monsanto. ... more | .. |
 First-class views of the world below Images of some of our planet's most beautiful features can be seen from the comfort of your Air France aircraft thanks to satellites. Clouds can't obstruct these views: the crystal waters of t ... more | .. |
 Indra Enhances Imaging Of Spatial Mission For The Study Of Water On Earth Indra has finished the upgrade of the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) data processing system installed at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) located in Villafranca del Castillo (Madr ... more | .. |
 SSTL appoints Luis Gomes Director of EO and Science Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has appointed Luis Gomes Business Unit Director of Earth Observation (EO) and Science. He is now responsible for the strategic direction at SSTL in these m ... more |
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 Water doesn't have to freeze until minus 55 Fahrenheit We drink water, bathe in it and we are made mostly of water, yet the common substance poses major mysteries. Now, University of Utah chemists may have solved one enigma by showing how cold water can ... more | .. |
 China govt under fire over new food bacteria rule China's state-run media and web users criticised the government Friday after it ruled that small amounts of a potentially lethal bacterium were permissible in frozen food. ... more | .. |
  S. America, EU seek 'balanced' trade pact European and Latin American negotiators say they are edging toward accord on what they say will be a balanced free trade pact that can keep them out of political trouble and reassure EU farmers fearful of competitive South American exports. ... more | .. |
 New Projection Shows Global Food Demand Doubling by 2050 Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection reported this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The analysis also shows that the worl ... more |
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Conditions right Thursday night for Northern Lights in 15 states
What Upcoming Sci-Fi Movies Will Take Us to New Worlds?
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 New projection shows global food demand doubling by 2050 Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology in the University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences, and colleagues, ... more | .. |
 Vermicompost beneficial for organically grown tomatoes Marketable yields of organic horticultural crops frequently fall below those of conventional crops; this and other factors restrict widespread adoption of organic production. Researchers recen ... more | .. |
 Introducing L-PEACH: Tool for understanding peach tree development In peach trees, as in other plants, the energy used to create carbohydrates that support growth and development comes from solar radiation through the process of photosynthesis. Peach tree productiv ... more | .. |
 Global commission charts pathway for achieving food security in face of climate change In the lead up to UN global climate talks in Durban, South Africa later this month, an independent global commission of eminent scientists released a set of concrete recommendations to policy makers ... more |
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  China eases lending restrictions for small banks China's central bank said Thursday it has eased lending restrictions on more than 20 small banks nationwide, as it seeks to channel more funds to cash-strapped private firms and the farming sector. ... more | .. |
 Study Details Links Between Climate, Groundwater Availability Everyone knows that climate affects our water supply, but new research from North Carolina State University gives scientists and water-resource managers an unprecedented level of detail on how clima ... more | .. |
 Rivers may aid climate control in cities Speaking at the URSULA (Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas) Conference, in Sheffield, Dr Abigail Hathway, of the University of Sheffield, will demonstrate how rivers can cool their ... more | .. |
 Harm not those strangers that pollinate In an irony of nature, invasive species can become essential to the very ecosystems threatened by their presence, according to a recent discovery that could change how scientists and governments app ... more |
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