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April 25, 2016

Top African producer bans GM cotton
Ouagadougou (AFP) April 24, 2016
Burkina Faso, Africa's top cotton producer and the sole West African nation to venture into biotech farming, is dropping genetically-modified (GM) cotton on quality grounds. The world's 10th largest cotton producer, with four of its 19 million people dependent on the "white gold", Burkina Faso earlier this month said it was giving up Monsanto's GM Bt cotton because it had proved uneconomical. Burkina took up GM cotton in the 2000s in the hopes of bumping up returns on what was then its top expor ... read more

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Novel approach allows early forecasting of monsoons The Indian monsoon's yearly onset and withdrawal can now be forecasted significantly earlier than previously possible. A team of scientists developed a novel prediction method based on a network ana ... more		Phosphorus tax could be huge if tropical farming intensifies One way to feed the globe's growing population is to ramp up intensive farming in tropical regions, but doing so will require a lot of fertilizer - particularly phosphorus. This is not only because ... more		Could global warming's top culprit help crops? Many scientists fear that global warming will hit staple food crops hard, with heat stress, extreme weather events and water shortages. On the other hand, higher levels of carbon dioxide - the main ... more
				Trees' internal water pipes predict which species survive drought Massive tree die-offs due to drought have ravaged forests across the American West and left ecologists struggling to predict how and when tree deaths will happen, and how rising temperatures due to ... more		The P tax cometh From the Amazon to Africa, tropical regions are widely expected to play a growing role in supplying food to the world. With global population on the rise, many policy experts and conservationists se ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

Water recovered from whey can be used for clean-in-place procedures Water scarcity is a serious issue and a concern among the dairy industry, as declines in the availability of water could decrease food supply and increase food price. Water is necessary for many app ... more		Drinking water: Carbon pricing revenues could close infrastructure gaps "It's possible to finance the drinking water supply in the majority of countries worldwide by the year 2030," says Dr. Michael Jacob, lead author of the study from the Mercator Research Institute on ... more		MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space Chemistry breakthroughs open new frontiers in industrial carbon capture Rollable solar array by GalaxySpace redefines satellite compactness and power efficiency		A cellular sensor of phosphate levels Inorganic phosphate is an essential building block of cell membranes, DNA and proteins. It is also a main component of ATP, the "cell currency" of energy transfer. All cells therefore need to mainta ... more
				Criminal charges filed in Flint tainted water scandal Michigan filed the first criminal charges Wednesday in the scandal over lead contamination of Flint's water supply, accusing a city official and two state regulators of falsifying tests and tampering with evidence. ... more		India says 330 million people suffering from drought About 330 million people are suffering from drought in India, the government has said, as the country reels from severe water shortages and desperately poor farmers suffer crop losses. ... more

Military Network Modernization 2016 - Washington DC - April 25-27

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Pasadena CA - May 24-26, 2016

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Directed Energy And Next Generation Munitions - 20-22 June - Washington DC

Australia's biggest cattle firm says China-led bid preferred Australian cattle firm S. Kidman and Co. Tuesday said a Chinese-led consortium was the preferred buyer of most of its stations, with an offer worth Aus$370.7 million (US$288.8 million). ... more		Chile heavy rain leaves millions without water, closes copper mine Four million people in Santiago were without tap water Sunday after unusually heavy rain pounding central Chile triggered landslides that fouled the city's water supply and forced the closure of the world's biggest copper mine, officials said. ... more		BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications SES and Luxembourg to expand military satcom with next generation GovSat2		Gripped by drought, Ethiopia drills for water With Ethiopia in the grip of its worst drought in decades, the government has appealed for aid to help 10 million people living in Africa's second most-populous nation. ... more
China wields increasing power in world wine market: study The global wine market grew almost 11 percent last year as China not only drank more wine but also produced more, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Monday. ... more		Chemical weathering controls erosion rates in rivers Chemical weathering can control how susceptible bedrock in river beds is to erosion, according to new research. In addition to explaining how climate can influence landscape erosion rates, the resul ... more		Storms leave three million without water in Chile capital Three million people in the Chilean capital were without drinking water on Saturday after heavy rain caused landslides that fouled the rivers supplying the city, officials said. ... more		Spreading seeds by human migration Using DNA collected from corn grown by immigrant farmers in Los Angeles and Riverside, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found the genetic diversity of corn in some home an ... more

	Trap and neutralize: A new way to clean contaminated groundwater A team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have helped discover a new chemical method to immobilize uranium in contaminated groundwater, which could lead to more precise and succe ... more		Rising CO2 levels reduce protein in crucial pollen source for bees Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have reduced protein in goldenrod pollen, a key late-season food source for North American bees, a Purdue University study shows. Researchers found that t ... more

Mars glaciers are purer and more uniform than previously thought

Curiosity Rovers Boxwork Campaign Reaches New Heights on Mount Sharp

Skyfall Mars helicopter fleet to scout future astronaut landing sites

Growth of GM crops slows for first time in 20 years		New technology could improve insect control in cotton		El Salvador capital declares alert over lack of drinking water		China to 'facilitate' new GM crops after years of waiting		Alibaba to invest $1.25 bn in China food delivery firm
Scientists invent robotic 'artist' that spray paints giant murals		Will raindrops stick to a spider web's threads?		EU parliament urges limited approval for weedkiller		Malawi, Mozambique issue drought alerts as crisis spreads		Pinpointing the effects of fertilizer

Fertilizer's legacy: Taking a toll on land and water

Nicaragua lawmakers dismiss attempt to block canal project

AccorHotels to plant gardens, cut food waste

Monsoon forecast offers cheer to India's farmers

Scientists program microbots to clean polluted water

New discoveries into how an ancient civilization conserved water

Islands facing a dry future

Changing monsoons contribute to lower tea yield in Chinese provinces

Report shows how to say goodbye to harmful algal blooms

'Climate-smart soils' may help balance the carbon budget

Microbes take center stage in workings of 'the river's liver'

On the lamb: Pakistani officials recover kidnapped newborn sheep

In drought-hit central Nicaragua, water 'is like looking for gold'

Looking for clean water a never-ending task for many Haitians

Drought threatens California despite El Nino

Large variations in precipitation over the past millennium

A lesson from wheat evolution: From the wild to our spaghetti dish

Earth's soils could play key role in locking away greenhouse gases

Can urban gardeners benefit ecosystems while keeping food traditions alive?

California drought patterns becoming more common

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