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Increasing predator-friendly land can help farmers reduce costsEast Lansing MI (SPX) May 22, 2012 Having natural habitat in farming areas that supports ladybugs could help increase their abundance in crops where they control pests and help farmers reduce their costs, says a Michigan State University study. Ladybugs and other predatory insects eat crop pests, saving farmers an estimated $4.6 billion a year on insecticides. Non-crop plants provide these predatory insects with food and shelter, helping them to survive and thrive in areas where they are needed. In an attempt to increase bene ... read more |
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 Great recession reflux amounts to more hunger among seniors A new study that looked at the hunger trends over a 10-year period found that 14.85 percent of seniors in the United States, more than one in seven, face the threat of hunger. This translates into 8 ... more | .. |
 Earthquake puts pressure on Italy's parmesan makers Parmesan crushed underfoot at a devastated warehouse in Italy filled with the precious cheese after a quake estimated to have cost farmers 200 million euros ($286 million). ... more | .. |
 North Koreans in rice belt starve to death: report Food shortages have worsened in North Korea, even in the southwestern rice belt where some residents have starved to death, a Seoul-based online newspaper said Monday. ... more | .. |
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 Philippines goes after sea turtle restaurants The Philippines on Monday said it would form a special task force to go after restaurants selling the meat of protected sea turtles. ... more | .. |
  Levels of the Dead Sea causing worry Human activity around the Dead Sea could threaten its existence and cause it to dry up, Israeli scientists say. ... more | .. |
 Plant growth without light control Plants are dependent on the sun. Sunlight does not only supply them with energy, but also controls their development steps. So-called photoreceptors activate the processes of germination, leaf devel ... more | .. |
 Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems Chlorothalonil, one of the world's most common fungicides used pervasively on food crops and golf courses, was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms in a new study, University of South Fl ... 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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 Genes underlying the key domestication process in sorghum and other cereals A study by a team of university and government scientists led by a Kansas State University researcher, indicates that genes responsible for seed shattering - the process by which grasses disseminate ... more | .. |
 When the soil holds not enough phosphorus Plants cannot survive without phosphorus. It forms the backbone of many crucial molecules (such as DNA) and is a key player in energy transfer reactions. Low availability of phosphorus is a major en ... more | .. |
Chile's vanishing Patagonian lake In less than 24 hours Lake Cachet II in Chile's southern Patagonia vanished, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed. ... more | .. |
 Water supply cut near Tokyo due to toxin contamination The water supply to tens of thousands of households near Tokyo was cut off Saturday after local checks found it was contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical. ... more |
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  Cattle dying, fields scorched as drought strikes Senegal In the northeastern nook of Senegal, one of the most stable and developed nations in the drought-hit Sahel region, carcasses of cattle lie in the sun, the fields have withered and food depleted. ... more | .. |
 New glass will revolutionise wine, says French creator A French glassmaker is hoping to revolutionise the experience of drinking wine with a new design that promises to settle the age-old argument between alcohol and the grape. ... more | .. |
 Barley takes a leaf out of reindeer's book in the land of the midnight sun 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 Scandinavi ... more | .. |
 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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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