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Study shines light on ways to cut costs for greenhouse growersWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 24, 2012 Greenhouse bedding plant growers can save themselves time, money or possibly both by giving cuttings in propagation more light, according to a Purdue University study. Flower growers use cuttings from Central America and Africa to start spring bedding plants in greenhouses during winter and early spring. Those cloudy days and cool temperatures make propagation time- and energy-intensive. Roberto Lopez, an assistant professor of horticulture, and horticulture graduate students Chris Currey an ... read more |
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 Gene breakthrough to help Japanese farmers hit by tsunami Scientists in Britain and Japan have unveiled a fast-track way towards breeding crops with higher yields or resistance to climate change. ... more | .. |
 A Green Pesticide For Citrus Pests The Lime Swallowtail, or Citrus Swallowtail, is a well-known agricultural pest from southern Asia discovered in the Caribbean in 2006, and researchers say its potential impact on the U.S. citrus ind ... more | .. |
 A road map for food security as the climate changes While last month's climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agricu ... more | .. |
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  Study: Dead Sea once almost dried up Scientists say a research drilling project in the Dead Sea suggests its waters dried up almost completely as a result of climate change about 125,000 years ago. ... more | .. |
  Satellite observes spatiotemporal variations in mid-upper tropospheric methane over China Atmospheric methane (CH4), one of the main greenhouse gases, has increased dramatically worldwide since the pre-industrial era. However, much work is needed to build on intermittent and scattered ob ... more | .. |
 NASA Finds 2011 Ninth-Warmest Year on Record The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists. The finding continues a trend in which nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteo ... more | .. |
  Drought worsening in Argentina, Paraguay Drought conditions are worsening in Latin America, especially Argentina and Paraguay, and may become a flash point for political and rural unrest, latest data and sector analysis said. ... more |
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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown - using Musk's Starlink
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 Miracle tree substance produces clean drinking water inexpensively and sustainably A natural substance obtained from seeds of the "miracle tree" could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access to cl ... more | .. |
 Evidence of Past Southern Hemisphere Rainfall Cycles Related to Antarctic Temperatures Geoscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Minnesota this week published the first evidence that warm-cold climate oscillations well known in the Northern Hemisph ... more | .. |
  Meteorite from Mars fell in Morocco: scientists Rare and expensive fragments of a Mars meteorite fell from the sky in July over Morocco, a team of international scientists confirmed on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
UF researchers discover 'green' pesticide effective against citrus pests University of Florida researchers have discovered a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the citrus industry. The Li ... more |
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 Ancient popcorn discovered in Peru People living along the coast of Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously reported and before ceramic pottery was used there, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the N ... more | .. |
 NASA Sees Repeating La Nina Hitting its Peak La Nina, "the diva of drought," is peaking, increasing the odds that the Pacific Northwest will have more stormy weather this winter and spring, while the southwestern and southern United States wil ... more | .. |
 Map project accuses Google users of edits The OpenStreetMap project, an open source mapping group competing with Google Maps, say user accounts in India linked to Google have tampered with its data. ... more | .. |
 UAE to host global water conference next year Abu Dhabi will host an international summit on water next year, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, the head of a project to build a zero-carbon city on the outskirts of the UAE capital, said Wednesday. ... more |
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Russia says no Putin-Trump call planned after Tomahawks warning
Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions
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Slow response to East Africa famine cost lives: agencies Thousands of people in East Africa died needlessly because the international community failed to respond to early warnings of famine, Oxfam and Save the Children warned Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Solutions for a nitrogen-soaked world Nitrogen is both an essential nutrient and a pollutant, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and a fertilizer that feeds billions, a benefit and a hazard, depending on form, location, and quantity. ... more | .. |
 Not On My Planet: How far is far enough There is an increasing trend towards nimbyism - people welcome developments in principle, so long as they are "not in my back yard". But just how big is a back yard? The answer depends on a nu ... more | .. |
 The fermented cereal beverage of the Sumerians may not have been beer Archaeological finds from cuneiform tablets and remnants of different vessels from over 4,000 years ago show that even around the dawn of civilisation, fermented cereal juice was highly enjoyed by M ... more |
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 Prices plunge as China turns sour on top Bordeaux Speculators and China's super-rich have turned sour on Bordeaux's most prestigious, investment-grade wines, causing a deep dip in prices, year-end figures have revealed. ... more | .. |
 Plant nourishing gene brings hope for increased crop seed yield and food security University of Warwick scientists have discovered a "nourishing gene" which controls the transfer of nutrients from plant to seed - a significant step which could help increase global food production ... more | .. |
 Half price DMCii 2011 country image pack in New Year sale Remote sensing solutions provider DMC International Imaging (DMCii) has launched its New Year sale during which customers can purchase its high quality, ready-to-use country image packs half price. ... more | .. |
 A step closer to mapping the Earth in 3D After a year in service, the German Earth observation satellite TanDEM-X, together with its twin satellite, TerraSAR-X, have completely mapped the entire land surface of Earth for the first time. Th ... more |
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 China struggles to meet surging demand for dairy Despite a major safety scandal in 2008, China's demand for milk is surging as people grow wealthier, but the country's poorly kept and often undernourished dairy herds are struggling to keep pace. ... more | .. |
 Ziyuan III satellite sends back hi-res images The Ziyuan III satellite has sent back its first set of visual data days after the orbiter was successfully launched on Jan. 9 to produce high-resolution imagery for civilian use. According to ... more | .. |
 Health and Food Security Benefit From Climate Change Actions A new study led by a NASA scientist highlights 14 key air pollution control measures that, if implemented, could slow the pace of global warming, improve health and boost agricultural production. ... more | .. |
 Honeybee deaths linked to seed insecticide exposure Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields. Analyses ... more |
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 Diverse ecosystems are crucial climate change buffer Preserving diverse plant life will be crucial to buffer the negative effects of climate change and desertification in in the world's drylands, according to a new landmark study. The findings of the ... more | .. |
 Why do dew drops do what they do on leaves? Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore once wrote, "Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf." Now, a new study is finally offering an explanation for why smal ... more | .. |
 Conserving biodiversity could benefit the world's poor Land areas that are a priority for wildlife conservation provide relatively high levels of ecosystem services such as pollination, water purification, food production, and climate regulation, so saf ... more | .. |
 Short, sharp shock treatment for E. coli A short burst of low voltage alternating current can effectively eradicate E. coli bacteria growing on the surface of even heavily contaminated beef, according to a study published in the Internatio ... more |
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