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September 23, 2014

Artificial 'beaks' that collect water from fog: A drought solution?
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 23, 2014
From the most parched areas of Saudi Arabia to water-scarce areas of the western U.S., the idea of harvesting fog for water is catching on. Now, a novel approach to this process could help meet affected communities' needs for the life-essential resource. Scientists describe their new, highly efficient fog collector, inspired by a shorebird's beak, in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Cheng Luo and his doctoral student, Xin Heng, explain that deserts and semi-arid areas cover about ... read more

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Nile River monitoring influences North-East Africa's future Curtin University research that monitors the volume of water in the Nile River Basin will help to level the playing field for more than 200 million North-East Africans who rely on the river's water ... more		The future of global agriculture may include new land, fewer harvests Climate change may expand suitable cropland, particularly in the Northern high latitudes, but tropical regions may becoming decreasingly suitable, according to a study published in the open-access j ... more		More land, fewer harvests According to a simulation of the impact of climate change on agricultural production over the course of the 21st century, carried out by researchers led by Professor Wolfram Mauser at LMU's Departme ... more
				Boosting global corn yields depends on improving nutrient balance Ensuring that corn absorbs the right balance of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is crucial to increasing global yields, a Purdue and Kansas State University study finds. A review of data fr ... more		New branch added to European family tree The setting: Europe, about 7,500 years ago. Agriculture was sweeping in from the Near East, bringing early farmers into contact with hunter-gatherers who had already been living in Europe for tens o ... more

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Moroccan city outlaws olive trees A Moroccan city has banned olive trees because of pollen-linked allergies and set an end-of-the-year deadline for residents to remove them, media reports said Thursday. ... more		Canada federal police hunt for bee killer Federal police were investigating Thursday the alleged poisoning deaths of millions of bees in the Canadian prairies. ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Rushed evacuations as Philippine volcano spews lava Lava cascaded down the Philippines' most active volcano on Wednesday as authorities rushed to evacuate thousands ahead of a possible deadly eruption. ... more
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Globalization threatens benefits of an African 'green revolution' A prospective "green revolution" in Africa could boost land use and carbon emissions globally, according to a study co-authored by a University of British Columbia researcher. The term "green ... more		Shift in Arabian Sea Plankton May Threaten Fisheries A growing "dead zone" in the middle of the Arabian Sea has allowed plankton uniquely suited to low- oxygen water to take over the base of the food chain. Their rise to dominance over the last decade ... more		It's the Pits: Ancient peach stones offer clues to fruit's origins As peach trees in the Niagara Region of Ontario give up the last of their fruit for the season, their ancestors halfway around the globe are clamouring for attention. In a study published in P ... more		Dietary recommendations may be tied to increased greenhouse gas emissions If Americans altered their menus to conform to federal dietary recommendations, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases tied to agricultural production could increase significantly, according to ... more

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