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Underground solution to starving rice plantsManila, Philippines (SPX) Aug 27, 2012 Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20% more grain by increasing uptake of phosphorus, an important, but limited, plant nutrient. The discovery unlocks the potential to improve the food security of rice farmers with the lowest value phosphorus-deficient land, allowing them to grow more rice to add to global production, and earn more. The gene-called PSTOL1, which stands for phosphorus starvation tolerance-helps rice grow a larger, better root system and the ... read more |
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  Man mistakes son for monkey, shoots him dead A farmer in southern Nepal mistook his son for a monkey trying to steal his crops and shot the 12-year-old dead, police said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Drastic desertification The Dead Sea, a salt sea without an outlet, lies over 400 meters below sea level. Tourists like its high salt content because it increases their buoyancy. "For scientists, however, the Dead Sea is a ... more | .. |
 Forest Razing by Ancient Maya Worsened Droughts For six centuries, the ancient Maya flourished, with more than a hundred city-states scattered across what is now southern Mexico and northern Central America. Then, in A.D. 695, the collapse of sev ... more | .. |
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 Good news for banana lovers: Help may be on the way to slow that rapid over-ripening A solution finally may be at hand for the number one consumer gripe about America's favorite fresh fruit ? bananas and their tendency to ripen, soften and rot into an unappetizing mush, seemingly in ... more | .. |
 Chinese buyer of Burgundy wine chateau identified A Chinese businessman whose purchase of a top Burgundy estate has triggered an angry backlash in France moved Friday to calm the row by promising extensive investment in his new acquisition. ... more | .. |
Local irrigation systems provide better food security: study Farmer-led irrigation schemes provide better food security, protect millions of farmers from climate risks and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a new study showed Friday. ... more | .. |
  U OF A expert pinpoints nutrient behind fresh water algae blooms University of Alberta ecologist David Schindler has reviewed data from studies of controlling human-caused algae blooms in lakes and says controlling the input of the nutrient phosphorus is the key ... 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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 Soybeans Susceptible to Man-Made Materials in Soil Researchers contend that manufactured nanomaterials--now popular in consumer products such as shampoos, gels, hair dyes and sunscreens--may be detrimental to the quality and yield of food crops, as ... more | .. |
 Women could play key role in correcting crisis in clean drinking water and sanitation crisis People in ancient Rome 2,000 years ago had better access to clean water and sanitation that keeps disease-causing human excrement out of contact with people than many residents of the 21st century, ... more | .. |
 UCSB scientists examine effects of manufactured nanoparticles on soybean crops Sunscreens, lotions, and cosmetics contain tiny metal nanoparticles that wash down the drain at the end of the day, or are discharged after manufacturing. Those nanoparticles eventually end up in ag ... more | .. |
 Row escalates over sale of Burgundy estate to Chinese France's far-right Front National (FN) on Thursday weighed into a row over the sale of a historic Burgundy chateau and its coveted vineyards to a Chinese businessman. ... more |
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 Russia to 'considerably' cut grain exports amid drought Russia on Thursday admitted that a poor harvest will force the world's third-largest wheat exporter to "considerably" cut its foreign deliveries despite worrying spikes in global food prices. ... more | .. |
  Vecmap tracks the Asian bush mosquito Under the watchful eye of ESA's Vecmap initiative, the Asian bush mosquito is about to get bitten in Belgium. First observed in Belgium in 2002, the Asian bush mosquito can spread viruses such as Ch ... more | .. |
 Mayans made drought worse with crops Mayans may have hastened the demise of their civilization by clearing forests, making an already naturally drying climate drier, U.S. scientists say. ... more | .. |
 EU group slams protectionism in China wine row A European business group on Wednesday criticised Chinese calls to probe EU wine imports as "protectionist", as a dispute between the major trading partners threatened to escalate. ... 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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 US, Mexico, France to discuss soaring grain prices With food prices skyrocketing, Mexico, France and the United States will hold talks next week to discuss possible ways to stabilize the grain market, a Mexican official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Electrifying success in raising antioxidant levels in sweet potatoes Already ranked by some as number one in nutrition among all vegetables, the traditional sweet potato can be nutritionally supercharged ? literally ? with a simple, inexpensive electric current treat ... more | .. |
 Researchers reveal behaviors of the tiniest water droplets A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and Emory University has uncovered fundamental details about the hexamer structures that make up the tiniest droplets of water, ... more | .. |
 $15 million 'gutter oil' court case begins in China A court case against a gang accused of a $15.6-million "gutter oil" scam began in China Wednesday, state media said, in what appears to be the latest stage of a crackdown on reprocessed cooking oil. ... more |
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UN agency calls for global action plan on drought The worst effects of drought could be avoided if countries had a disaster management plan to confront the problem, the UN World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
US corn, soy prices hit records as drought lingers US corn and soybean prices closed at new record highs Tuesday as a new survey showed worse-than-expected crop damage from a brutal drought across the country's central breadbasket. ... more | .. |
Tornado numbers lower because of drought The ongoing U.S. drought may have one bright side, researchers said, as a record-low number of tornadoes have been recorded. ... more | .. |
  China study warns rural wealth gap near 'danger' level China's countryside is facing a widening wealth gap as hundreds of millions of residents abandon farming for better paid work in cities, a report said, warning rural inequality was approaching "danger" levels. ... 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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 NASA Selects Combined Data Services Contract For Polar Satellites NASA has selected the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) of Oslo, Norway, for combined data support services for NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Program. This is a firm-fixed price contract wit ... more | .. |
Scores of mastic orchards ravaged by Greek wildfire Scores of mastic orchards on the Greek island of Chios were destroyed in a forest fire that has been ablaze for three days,, according to local officials on Monday. ... more | .. |
China sees red over Europe wine imports A Chinese industry group has asked the government to probe European wine imports, claiming EU subsidies are harming domestic producers, state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Ohioans Love Their Lakes, But Are Concerned For Their Future Almost 41 percent of Ohioans have visited a lake, pond, river or creek in the state in the past year, and of those, nearly one-half usually spend their water-related recreational time at Lake Erie, ... more |
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 Removing Phosphorous From Wastewater A professor at Michigan State University is part of a team developing a new method of removing phosphorous from our wastewater - a problem seriously affecting lakes and streams across the country. I ... more | .. |
 Warming causes more extreme shifts of the Southern Hemisphere's largest rain band South Pacific countries will experience more extreme floods and droughts, in response to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a paper in the journal Nature. The changes will resul ... more | .. |
 Aquaculture Feeding World's Insatiable Appetite for Seafood Total global fish production, including both wild capture fish and aquaculture, reached an all-time high of 154 million tons in 2011, and aquaculture is set to top 60 percent of production by 2020, ... more | .. |
 Impulsive micromanagers help plants to adapt, survive Soil microbes are impulsive. So much so that they help plants face the challenges of a rapidly changing climate. Jen Lau and Jay Lennon, Michigan State University biologists, studied how plants and ... more |
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