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Earth's water cycle intensifying with atmospheric warmingCanberra, Australia (SPX) May 24, 2012 In a paper published in the journal Science, Australian scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, reported changing patterns of salinity in the global ocean during the past 50 years, marking a clear fingerprint of climate change. Lead author, Dr Paul Durack, said that by looking at observed ocean salinity changes and the relationship between salinity, rainfall and evaporation in climate model ... read more |
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 Swiss ultralight trikes used to explore Lake Baikal Russian scientists are planning to explore Lake Baikal using ultralight trikes or motorized deltaplanes that will be delivered from Switzerland in the summer of 2013. Last year, the Lake of Geneva w ... more | .. |
 China to increase rainmaking efforts A leading Chinese meteorologist says the country will employ more rainmaking technology and make better use of it in the next five years. ... more | .. |
  UW plant breeders develop an even heart-healthier oat University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly. "The biggest thing that st ... more | .. |
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 Agricultural expert outlines path for developing nations to double food production, meet 2050 demand Like countries throughout the world, Malaysia will need double its current food production by 2050 due to population growth and rising living standards. At a meeting in New York with Malaysia's Prim ... more | .. |
 Financial tool considered climate change uncertainty to select land for conservation A tool commonly used by financial strategists to determine what shares to purchase to create a diversified stock portfolio was used to develop a diversified portfolio of another kind - land to be se ... more | .. |
 Could cap and trade for water solve problems facing large US rivers Lake Mead, on the Colorado River, is the largest reservoir in the United States, but users are consuming more water than flows down the river in an average year, which threatens the water supply for ... more | .. |
 How plants chill out Although scientists have made significant advances in understanding how plants elongate at high temperature, little is known of the physiological consequences of this response. To investigate these ... 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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 Pollination with precision: How flowers do it Next Mother's Day, say it with an evolved model of logistical efficiency - a flower. A new discovery about how nature's icons of romance manage the distribution of sperm among female gametes with in ... more | .. |
 Blossom end rot plummets in Purdue-developed transgenic tomato The brown tissue that signals blossom end rot in tomatoes is a major problem for large producers and home gardeners, but a Purdue University researcher has unknowingly had the answer to significantl ... more | .. |
 Where bees are, there will be honey even pre-historic Amber from Cretaceous deposits (110-105 my) in Northern Spain has revealed the first ever record of insect pollination. Scientists have discovered in two pieces of amber several specimens of tiny in ... 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 |
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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 | .. |
  Stunning View of Lyrids and Earth at Night On the night of April 21, the 2012 Lyrid meteor shower peaked in the skies over Earth. While NASA allsky cameras were looking up at the night skies, astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Spa ... more | .. |
 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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Increasing predator-friendly land can help farmers reduce costs 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 Univer ... more |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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  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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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