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Million year old groundwater in Maryland water supplyWashington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2012 A portion of the groundwater in the upper Patapsco aquifer underlying Maryland is over a million years old. A new study suggests that this ancient groundwater, a vital source of freshwater supplies for the region east of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, was recharged over periods of time much greater than human timescales. "Understanding the average age of groundwater allows scientists to estimate at what rate water is re-entering the aquifer to replace the water we are currently extracting for hum ... read more |
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  Bugs have key role in farming approach to storing CO2 emissions Tiny microbes are at the heart of a novel agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide emissions into ... more | .. |
 Grasshoppers 'stressed' by spiders affect the productivity of our soil How do grasshoppers who are being frightened by spiders affect our ecosystem? In no small measure, say researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at Yale University in the US. A grasshopp ... more | .. |
 Link between vitamin C and twins can increase seed production in crops Biochemists at the University of California, Riverside report a new role for vitamin C in plants: promoting the production of twins and even triplets in plant seeds. Daniel R. Gallie, a profes ... more | .. |
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  Indiana drought a concern for farmers Indiana farmers and livestock producers still can recover from one of the worst droughts in more than two decades, but time is growing short, researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Unlikely alliances bringing back dead rivers, barren landscapes, and farm yields An unconventional approach that involves building alliances between groups competing for limited land and water resources has the potential to dramatically increase food production, boost rural inco ... more | .. |
 New research into flood impacts in the south of England Research from the University of Southampton has developed and applied a method for understanding the effects and impacts of coastal flooding, which could contribute to more effective flood forecasti ... more | .. |
 Single-track sustainability 'solutions' threaten people and planet The targets, indicators and approaches being used to pursue progress towards sustainable development at Rio+20 are counter-productive, say scientists in a new paper. Three renowned sustainability in ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
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 CEOs urge RIO+20 leaders to make water security top priority Some 45 corporate chiefs attending the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development on Monday pledged to make water security a strategic priority and called for decisive action by governments. ... more | .. |
 Word Food Program chief in Rio for UN summit UN World Food Program chief Ertharin Cousin arrived here Sunday to attend a United Nations summit on sustainable development and discuss plans to fight world hunger with governments and the private sector. ... more | .. |
 New research leads to sensors that detect contaminants in water Many organic contaminants in the air and in drinking water need to be detected at very low-level concentrations. Research published by the laboratory of Prashant V. Kamat, the John A. Zahm Professor ... more | .. |
 Rapidly cooling eggs can double shelf life, decrease risk of illness Taking just a few seconds to cool freshly laid eggs would add weeks to their shelf life, according to a Purdue University study. The rapid-cooling process, developed by Kevin Keener, a professor of ... more |
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 Hong Kong wine auction fetches $2.2 million An auction of fine and rare wines fetched $2.2 million in Hong Kong on Saturday, with more than 90 percent of the lots sold, the organisers said. ... more | .. |
 Big Uncertainties in the Global Water Budget No life without water. Catastrophes like droughts or strong rains reflect our dependence on the water cycle and climate system. Hence, it is important to understand details of the water cycle among ... more | .. |
  Google launches cultural map of Brazil's Amazon tribe Google on Saturday unveiled a cultural map of Brazil' Surui indigenous people, a digital tool that will help the Amazonian tribe share their vast knowledge of the forest and fight illegal logging. ... more | .. |
 Bacterium signals plant to open up and let friends in Researchers have identified the set of tools an infectious microbe uses to persuade a plant to open the windows and let the bug and all of its friends inside. The microbe is Pseudomonas syringae, a ... 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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 Niger farmland threatened by locusts: official Large swathes of farmland are threatened by locusts in Niger even as the drought-prone African nation is grappling with a severe food crisis, a pest-control official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 'Drought-hit' UK lifts hosepipe bans after two soggy months British gardeners have been told they can use their hosepipes again after drought prompted a two-month ban - but after weeks of pouring rain, their lawns will be looking fresh anyway. ... more | .. |
  Cocoa: Sweet remedy for Amazon deforestation? A chocolate factory nestled deep in the Amazonian jungle in Brazil's northern state of Para offers a sweet antidote to rainforest deforestation. ... more | .. |
 Water pacts re-examined amid Arab Spring Amid the profound political changes sweeping the Arab world, there are moves to rewrite contentious water-sharing agreements that are becoming a major source of friction in the Middle East as water supplies shrink. ... more |
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 Using recycled sewage treatment plant water for irrigating crops A new study eases concerns that irrigating crops with water released from sewage treatment plants - an increasingly common practice in arid areas of the world - fosters emergence of the antibiotic-r ... more | .. |
 The downstream consequences of depleting groundwater Hard lessons from around the American West and Australia could help improve groundwater management and protect ecosystems in California, Stanford University researchers find. The Water in the West p ... more | .. |
 Finding ways to feed pigs for less Results of a preliminary experiment conducted at the University of Illinois indicate that it may be possible to select pigs that can make efficient use of energy in less expensive feed ingredients, ... more | .. |
 Maize diversity discoveries may help ease world's hunger pangs Researchers at the University of California, Davis, report that ancient farmers had a stronger impact on the evolution of maize, or corn, than modern plant breeders have had on the grain - now one o ... 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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 A New Way of Looking at Photosystem II Future prospects for clean, green, renewable energy may hinge upon our ability to mimic and improve upon photosynthesis - the process by which green plants, algae and some bacteria convert solar ene ... more | .. |
 India's capital in water crisis after supplies cut Large parts of New Delhi were struggling with acute water shortages on Friday after a neighbouring state cut its supplies at the peak of summer, officials said. ... more | .. |
 China firm recalls baby formula tainted with mercury Chinese dairy maker Yili said it had started recalling batches of baby formula after authorities found they contained high levels of mercury, in the latest food safety scare to hit the country. ... more | .. |
EU, China agree on ag sustainability The European Union and China will address food security and sustainability issues through "a stronger and closer relationship" in agriculture, officials said this week. ... more |
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 Indra Incorporates Rapideye Satellite Capacity Into Its Earth Observation Service Indra has signed an agreement making it the only company in Spain to market images from RapidEye's constellation of five satellites. This will strengthen the Earth observation service it provides fo ... more | .. |
 Delving inside Earth from space ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers is running experiments on the International Space Station that are shedding light on conditions deep inside Earth. Orbiting some 400 km above us, Geoflow is offering insi ... more | .. |
 Satellite Sees Smoke from Siberian Fires Reach the U.S. Coast Fires burning in Siberia recently sent smoke across the Pacific Ocean and into the U.S. and Canada. Images of data taken by the nation's newest Earth-observing satellite tracked aerosols from the fi ... more | .. |
 NASA's Ocean Salinity Pathfinder Celebrates its First Year in Orbit It's been a busy first year in space for Aquarius, NASA's pioneering instrument to measure ocean surface salinity from orbit. Designed to advance our understanding of what changes in the saltiness o ... more |
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