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Barley takes a leaf out of reindeer's book in the land of the midnight sunNorwich, UK (SPX) May 17, 2012 Barley grown in Scandinavian countries is adapted in a similar way to reindeer to cope with the extremes of day length at high latitudes. Researchers have found a genetic mutation in some Scandinavian barley varieties that disrupts the circadian clock that barley from southern regions use to time their growing season. Just as reindeer have dropped the clock in adapting to extremely long days, so has Scandinavian barley to grow successfully in that region's short growing season. This new knowledge ... read more |
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 Wasted milk is a real drain on our resources Milk poured down Britain's kitchen sinks each year creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhaust emissions, research shows. Scientists say the 360,000 tonnes of milk wasted ... more | .. |
 Cambodian girl killed in land row: official A Cambodian girl was shot dead on Wednesday when security forces clashed with protesters demonstrating over an alleged land grab, an official said, in the latest territorial dispute to end in violence. ... more | .. |
  World Bank $275 mn loan to tackle Philippines sewage The World Bank is lending the Philippines $275 million to tackle huge volumes of untreated sewage that threaten to swallow the capital Manila, the lender said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
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 Tiny plants could cut costs, shrink environmental footprint Tall, waving corn fields that line Midwestern roads may one day be replaced by dwarfed versions that require less water, fertilizer and other inputs, thanks to a fungicide commonly used on golf cour ... more | .. |
 Russia Questions Dutch Vegetable Safety Russia's food safety chief Gennady Onishchenko raised doubts on Monday over the safety of vegetables imported from the Netherlands, which he said had been experimenting with mutations of the avian f ... more | .. |
  Moscow court upholds ban against satellite image distributor A Moscow court upheld a ban on Friday prohibiting the Russian research and development company ScanEx from distributing satellite images of Earth at a resolution higher than two meters. Scanex ... more | .. |
 New Research Reveals Challenges in Genetically Engineered Crop Regulatory Process A new innovation can completely reshape an industry - inspiring both optimism and debate. The development of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the 1980's ignited a buzz in the agricultural commun ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
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 Agricultural bacteria: Blowing in the wind It was all too evident during the Dust Bowl what a disastrous impact wind can have on dry, unprotected topsoil. Now a new study has uncovered a less obvious, but still troubling, effect of wind: Not ... more | .. |
 Russia 'a growing grain power' Russia has exported 20 million tons of wheat since last July, making it the world's second biggest wheat exporter. Acting First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov gave the figure to farming e ... more | .. |
  Mauritania growth at four percent despite crippling drought Mauritania's economy resisted a slowdown in external demand and the effects of a severe drought, and growth is estimated at 4.0 percent in 2011, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Meteorite Discovery Spurs Hunt For More Pieces Meteorite fragments were recently scattered around Sutter's Mill in California, the same region where the first nugget of gold was found that sparked the Gold Rush in 1848. Scientists believe the me ... more |
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 Beetle-fungus disease threatens crops and landscape trees in Southern California A plant pathologist at the University of California, Riverside has identified a fungus that has been linked to the branch dieback and general decline of several backyard avocado and landscape trees ... more | .. |
 Origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium An international research team led by Virginia Tech Associate Professor Boris Vinatzer and Giorgio Balestra of the University of Tuscia in Italy has used the latest DNA sequencing technology to trac ... more | .. |
China launches new remote-sensing satellite China successfully launched the remote-sensing satellite Yaogan XIIII Thursday from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi, according to a press release from the center. ... more | .. |
New Carbon-Counting Instrument Leaves the Nest Its construction now complete, the science instrument that is the heart of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) spacecraft - NASA's first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dio ... 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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 Worst drought in 50 years takes toll in northern Brazil Severe drought gripping northeastern Brazil - the worst in a half-century - is taking its toll on more than 1,100 towns, even triggering fighting in rural areas, local media reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
 ESA declares end of mission for Envisat Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation ... more | .. |
 UN agency adopts global guidelines against 'land grabbing' The UN on Friday adopted global guidelines to defend the land rights of poor farmers and recognise informal indigenous claims in a move hailed by aid groups as a step against exploitative "land grabbing". ... more | .. |
 US gives Zambia $355 mln for water projects Zambia signed a deal Thursday with the United States for a grant worth over almost $355 million to improve water and sanitation in the cholera-plagued capital city, Lusaka. ... more |
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 Plant diversity is key to maintaining productive vegetation Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in the long run when more plant species are present, a new University of Minnesota study shows. The unprecedented long-te ... more | .. |
 Kiwifruit detectives trace disease to China US and Italian scientists have traced a bacterium that has been destroying kiwifruit in New Zealand and Europe back to China where they believe it originated, according to a study on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Different recipes for success in the world of plants In order to prevail against native plants, non-native plant species develop special strategies. These differ in part considerably from the propagation strategies of endemic plant species. Dr. Ingolf ... more | .. |
 Dry rivers, vibrant with culture and life 'When the River Runs Dry' is a familiar song in Australia. Some rivers in the arid center of the continent flow only after a stiff monsoon season, and smaller tributaries all over the country common ... 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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 Modern hybrid corn makes better use of nitrogen Today's hybrid corn varieties more efficiently use nitrogen to create more grain, according to 72 years of public-sector research data reviewed by Purdue University researchers. Tony Vyn, a professo ... more | .. |
 G8 urged to elevate food security issues Anti-poverty activists are urging Group of Eight leaders to give more attention to food security when they hold a summit this month in the United States. ... more | .. |
 Spotlight on Sentinel-2 The vast potential of ESA's upcoming Sentinel-2 satellites came into focus last week at a symposium in Italy on how they will benefit current and future projects that exploit Earth observation data. ... more | .. |
 GeoEye Proposes Acquisition Of DigitalGlobe GeoEye, Inc. said Friday that it is proposing to acquire DigitalGlobe, Inc. The combined company would create the world's largest fleet of high resolution commercial imagery satellites. The new comp ... more |
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 Selenium impacts honey bee behavior and survival Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have a "proof of concept" that selenium, a nonmetal chemical element, can disrupt the foraging behavior and survival of honey bees. Sel ... more | .. |
 Keep your fruit close and your vegetables closer College students wishing to eat healthier may want to invest in a clear fruit bowl says a recent article published in Environment and Behavior (published by SAGE). The new study found that when frui ... more | .. |
 China farm purchase sparks land grab fears in New Zealand The sale of a bankrupt dairy farm group to a Chinese firm has sparked fears of a foreign land grab in New Zealand, as well as revealing what critics label a "dark side" of the national psyche. ... more | .. |
 Drought hits Angola's already struggling farms A drought is threatening Angola's already modest food production, in a setback for efforts to revive once-vibrant farmlands abandoned during decades of war. ... more |
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