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Fungus threat escalates for food, wildlife: scientistsParis (AFP) April 11, 2012 Species of fungus, driven by trade, travel and climate change, pose a mounting threat to food supplies and biodiversity, scientists said on Wednesday. Widely unknown to the general public, seven fungal epidemics are under way, striking bees, bats, frogs, soft corals and sea turtles as well as rice and wheat, they said. Human health and livelihoods are at stake, for fungus costs $60 billion a year in losses to corn, wheat and rice alone, according to their assessment, published by the science jou ... read more |
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  Ancient Amazonians farmed without fire Modern farmers in the Amazon region could take lessons in sustainability from the area's inhabitants of 800 years ago, scientists say. ... more | .. |
  NASA Views Our Perpetual Ocean The swirling flows of tens of thousands of ocean currents were captured in this scientific visualization created by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "There is also a 20-minute lo ... more | .. |
 NASA Sees New Salt in an Ancient Sea The expansion of massive salt evaporation projects on the Dead Sea are clearly visible in this time series of images taken by Landsat satellites operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. ... more | .. |
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 Use of common pesticide linked to bee colony collapse The likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honeybee colonies since 2006 is imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health ... more | .. |
 Researchers find evidence of banned antibiotics in poultry products In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the U.S. ... more | .. |
  India: reforms needed for water supply Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for transparent pricing of the country's water to avert the country's growing water scarcity. ... more | .. |
  UN calls for funds for drought-hit Sahel Children's aid organisation UNICEF on Tuesday led a cross-agency appeal for funds for the Sahel region where 15 million are suffering from malnutrition, it said. ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
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 China tightens 'land grab' rules to defuse unrest China has tightened regulations governing forced land expropriations in a bid to put a lid on what has become an explosive social issue and one of the country's biggest sources of unrest. ... more | .. |
  Two anti-Qaeda fighters, farmer killed in Iraq Two members of a militia fighting Al-Qaeda and a farmer were killed Monday in attacks in northern Iraq, police officials said. ... more | .. |
 ONR Grant Expands Research of Typhoons, Monsoons, Internal Waves in Asia-Pacific The University of Miami (UM) announced that it has received a grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to expand its use of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) in the Asia-Pacific Region. The new $1. ... more | .. |
 China makes public satellite data products The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Friday gave the public access to data products of the oceanic surveying satellite Haiyang-2, which monitors maritime environment and extreme weather. ... more |
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 Key ice shelf in Antarctica has shrunk by 85 percent A vast ice shelf in the Antarctic peninsula, a hotspot for global warming, has shrunk by 85 percent in 17 years, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 ESA and NASA join forces to measure Arctic sea ice Marking another remarkable collaborative effort, ESA and NASA met up over the Arctic Ocean this week to perform some carefully coordinated flights directly under CryoSat orbiting above. The data gat ... more | .. |
 Farmers Use GIS Technology for a Growing World Today's farmers have more technology at their disposal than ever before. One piece that is expected to greatly impact the production of food and fiber is geographic information systems (GIS) technol ... more | .. |
 What the future of water means to business What precious liquid has the automotive company set its sights on? The humble three-atom compound H2O. While experts say it's a while before water plays a predominant role in the global marketplace, some companies have started taking the resource more seriously. In the past 10 years, companies like Ford, Coca-Cola Co., IBM and Intel Corp. have made water conservation or stewardship a part of their company profile. At least one city is building on its proximity to fresh water to spur economic growth. In 2009, the Milwaukee Water Council, a non-profit, was formed to promote collaboration among the city's growing water industry. The group also works to attract water industry businesses to Milwaukee, likening the city to a water hub in the way other cities brand themselves as a hub for the arts or technology. ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm
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 Is rainfall a greater threat to China's agriculture than warming? New research into the impact of climate change on Chinese cereal crops has found rainfall has a greater impact than rising temperature. The research, published in the Journal of the Science of Food ... more | .. |
 New forage plant prepares farmers for climate changes Researchers, including plant researchers from the University of Copenhagen, have developed a new type of the corn-like crop sorghum, which may become very significant for food supplies in drought-pr ... more | .. |
 Drought forces hosepipe ban for 20 million Britons Around 20 million Britons were banned on Thursday from using garden hoses, after one of the driest two-year periods on record. ... more | .. |
 Brazil wants Rio+20 meet to impose sustainable development Brazil wants the upcoming Rio summit on sustainable development to impose the concept as a development model for the world, one of the organizers said Tuesday. ... more |
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Poland to ban Monsanto's GM maize Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory, Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Worst rains in 14 years wash out Ecuadoran farmers Thousands of poor Ecuadoran farmers are watching their livelihoods being washed away, hit by the worst rainfall in 14 years which has cost 24 lives and left a heart-breaking trail of damage. ... more | .. |
 EU lifts restrictions on Thai poultry after H5N1 eradication The European Union decided Tuesday to lift restrictions on the import of fresh poultry meat from Thailand that had been in place since 2004 due to an avian flu outbreak. ... more | .. |
 China's grain at risk from climate change China's agricultural security is at risk from climate change and the selling of arable lands. ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms
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 Ancient Egyptian cotton unveils secrets of domesticated crop evolution Scientists studying 1,600-year-old cotton from the banks of the Nile have found what they believe is the first evidence that punctuated evolution has occurred in a major crop group within the relati ... more | .. |
 International commission offers road map to sustainable agriculture An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries has released a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change. ... more | .. |
 Studies show how common crop pesticide harms bees A pair of new studies reveals the multiple ways that a widely used insecticide harms bumblebees and honeybees. The reports, one by a U.K. team and one by a French team, appear online at the Science ... more | .. |
 Popcorn: the snack with even higher antioxidant levels than fruits and vegetables Popcorn's reputation as a snack food that's actually good for health has popped up a few notches with scientists reporting that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called "polyp ... more |
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 Mud manifests history of clear water in murky Minnesota duck depot Lake Christina During peak migration days in the early 1900s, tens of thousands of canvasback ducks could be seen floating and diving on Minnesota's Lake Christina. Since midcentury, changes to the lake have dimin ... more | .. |
 Bacterial shock to recapture essential phosphate Bacteria could be exploited to recapture dwindling phosphate reserves from wastewater according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin this week. ... more | .. |
 Some cool to tobacco industry research Health experts in China say they oppose letting the national tobacco company, China Tobacco, vie for the country's annual science prize. ... more | .. |
 China's Tibetan herders face uncertain future Tibetan herder Gatou used to live a nomadic life on the grasslands of the Tibetan plateau before he was rehoused under a controversial Chinese government scheme. ... more |
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