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July 31, 2016

World's deepest blue hole found in South China Sea
Sansha City, China (UPI) Jul 28, 2016
A diving expedition has revealed the South China Sea's Dragon Hole, or Longdong, to be the deepest blue hole in the world. According to state news service Xinhua, Chinese researchers measured the depth of Longdong at 987 feet, besting the previous record held by Dean's Hole in the Bahamas by 324 feet. The entrance to the Dragon Hole measures 426 feet wide. Blue holes are ocean sinkholes, named so for their rich, dark blue color accentuated by the lighter hues of the surrounding shallows. ... read more

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To keep soil health, scientists say mix up plant species Soil health is deteriorating around the globe. A combination of commercial agricultural practices, global warming and pollution are draining nutrients and encouraging the accumulation of contaminants. ... more		Aid agencies seek $1.2 billion to fight southern Africa drought Humanitarian agencies said Thursday that they need $1.2 billion in critical aid for seven drought-stricken countries in southern Africa, as the El Nino weather phenomenon continues to devastate crops across the region. ... more		Latest El Nino weather pattern is over: UN The latest El Nino weather phenomenon, which was one of the most powerful on record, has ended but could be replaced by its stormy sister La Nina in the coming months, the UN meteorological agency said Thursday. ... more
				Towards smarter crop plants to feed the world Plant scientists at Lancaster University, with support from the University of Illinois, have made an important advance in understanding the natural diversity of a key plant enzyme which could help u ... more		Exploring one of the largest salt flats in the world A recent research report about one of the largest lithium brine and salt deposits in the world in Chile's Atacama Desert by geoscientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to ... more

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Measure of age in soil nitrogen could help precision agriculture What's good for crops is not always good for the environment. Nitrogen, a key nutrient for plants, can cause problems when it leaches into water supplies. University of Illinois engineers developed ... more		Dirty to drinkable Graphene oxide has been hailed as a veritable wonder material; when incorporated into nanocellulose foam, the lab-created substance is light, strong and flexible, conducting heat and electricity qui ... more		World's major courts take growing role in climate fight Hong Kong leads most stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay Japan sees bright future for ultra-thin, flexible solar panels		Ancient rice DNA data provides new view of domestication history Rice, or Oryza sativa as its scientifically known, feeds more than a third of the globe. Yet the majority of rice crops that supply 90 percent of the world come from just two domesticated varieties, ... more
				Water resilience that flows Communities around the world are familiar with the devastation brought on by floods and droughts. Scientists are concerned that, in light of global climate change, these events will only become more ... more		Plasma technology can be tapped to kill biofilms on perishable fruit, foods Seeing fruit "turn bad and going to waste" inspired a team of researchers in China to explore using atmospheric pressure nonequilibrium plasma - already widely used for medical purposes - as a novel ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

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Cities face dramatic increase in water treatment spending when watersheds are developed A new global study has found that one in three large cities spend 50 percent more on water treatment costs as a result of damage to the ecological quality of their watersheds. This study found ... more		Grain drain, Laos' sand mining damaging the Mekong Grain by grain, truckload by truckload, Laos' section of the Mekong river is being dredged of sand to make cement - a commodity being devoured by a Chinese-led building boom in the capital. ... more		Iran accuses Europeans of not respecting 2015 nuclear deal as fresh talks confirmed Putin meets Khamenei's top nuke adviser; Iran says Europe has no grounds to trigger sanctions What's in the EU's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka?		Ivory Coast banana growers on the comeback trail Two years after devastating floods, banana planters in Ivory Coast have staged a comeback, eyeing an increase in production and new markets for the popular fruit. ... more
Mines hydrology research provides 'missing link' in water modeling Groundbreaking research on global water supply co-authored by Colorado School of Mines Hydrology Professor Reed Maxwell and alumna Laura Condon, now assistant professor of civil and environmental en ... more		Stanford researchers reveal cost-effective path to drought resiliency Strained by drought in recent years, California desperately needs more resilient water supplies. An affordable solution that provides a wide range of benefits is within reach, according to a new Sta ... more		African children to suffer as El Nino winds down: NGO Millions of children will suffer disproportionately from the failed harvests and devastated livelihoods left behind by the El Nino weather phenomenon, Save the Children warned Tuesday. ... more		After the age of dinosaurs came the age of ant farmers A group of South American ants has farmed fungi since shortly after the dinosaurs died out, according to an international research team including Smithsonian scientists. The genes of the ant farmers ... more

	More for less in pastures Getting more for less is an attractive concept. But it isn't that easy when it comes to producing more food on less land with fewer resources. R. Howard Skinner has been researching this idea ... more		Top cocoa grower I.Coast stung by caterpillar invasion Cocoa crops in the world's top producer, Ivory Coast, are being ravaged by caterpillars but authorities are playing down the new scourge, saying they have it under control. ... more

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Scientists sequence genome of 6,000-year-old barley		Subtropical Cornwall climate could mean exotic new crops		Crop roots enact austerity measures during drought to bank water		Researchers build trenches to curb nitrogen runoff, algae growth		Beavers may restore imperiled streams, fish populations

After decades of clean up attempts, world's lakes still suffer from phosphorus pollution

A culinary expedition with Peru's intrepid top chef

EU limits glyphosate use during 18-month extension

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'The Blob' overshadows El Nino

Agroforestry helps farmers branch out

Zimbabwe farmers benefit from China agricultural technology transfer

Feeding the world by rewiring plant mouths

California droughts caused mainly by changes in wind, not moisture

Characteristics improving bean resistance to drought identified

A new tool to study plant cell biomechanics

Decoding the genome of the olive tree

New study compares transportation energy efficiency of local and conventional food

Climate change is affecting North American fish

Study finds that plant growth responses to high carbon dioxide depend on symbiotic fungi

Conservation key to curbing emissions from palm oil agriculture in Africa

New farming strategies can help prevent soil runoff while maintaining high crop yields

El Nino brings sharks, other marine life to California coast

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