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December 16, 2016
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Corn yield modeling towards sustainable agriculture

Rain out, research in

US files WTO complaint against China over grain import restrictions

EU court upholds Monsanto GM soybean approval

Mexico's energy reform calls for new water policy

Switchgrass may be a good option for farmers who have lost fertile topsoil

How does water melt? Layer by layer

Researchers use nuclear methods to study pest-resistance in corn

Water: Finding the normal within the weird

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S. Korea expands cull to contain bird flu

Soil pHertility mapped across the world

Who needs a body? Not these larvae, which are basically swimming heads

Surging methane emissions imperil climate goals

New study of water-saving plants advances efforts to develop drought-resistant crops

Geophagy: "soil-eating" as an addictive behaviour



Snow data from satellites improves temperature predictions

Extreme downpours could increase fivefold across parts of the US

S. Korea expands cull to contain bird flu



Critical zone, critical research at the weathering zone

Revolutions in understanding the ionosphere, Earth's interface to space

Eye-Popping View of CO2, Critical Step for Carbon-Cycle Science

Researchers dial in to 'thermostat' in Earth's upper atmosphere

A look at the US cold snap from NASA infrared imagery

Europe's own satnav, Galileo, due to go live

Europe's own satnav Galileo goes live

Alpha Defence Company To Make Navigation Satellites For ISRO

Galileo, Europe's own satnav, to go online

Lockheed Martin and USAF move ahead with GPS backup ground system upgrade

A roadmap for guiding development and conservation in the Amazon

Indonesia expands protection for peatlands, climate

Laser technique boosts aerial imaging of woodlands

Green groups pressure Spain over 'at risk' wetlands

Scientists say North should commit to pay for forest conservation in South

People willing to pay more for new biofuels

Investing in the 'bioeconomy' could create jobs and reduce carbon emissions

Argonne researchers study how reflectivity of biofuel crops impacts climate

UNIST researchers turn waste gas into road-ready diesel fuel

NextCoal to produce bio-coal for export to Japan, bio-oil for domestic use



Beaumont Solar Expands Construction Capacity to 20 Megawatts (MW) per Quarter

EDF EN France chooses Trina Solar modules for its PV plant in Fos sur Mer

U.S., Cuba explore renewable energy options

Hydrogen from sunlight - but as a dark reaction

Swiss unveil stratospheric solar plane

Offshore wind makes U.S. debut

Apple invests in China wind farms

German energy company plants wind farm seed in Texas

New York to bid in Federal Offshore Wind Auction

Ireland gets a bit greener with funding from Europe



Coal demand shifting to Asia, IEA says

Black coal, thin pickings: China's miners face decline

China halts North Korean coal imports

China coal mine blasts kill 59: report

India-backed Australia mega coal mine to start work mid-2017

Popular Chinese Muslim website shuttered after Xi Jinping petition

'Iron lady' Ip runs for Hong Kong leader

Chinese official's wife jailed in new vaccine scandal

Anti-China protesters rally in Hong Kong as vote looms

Hong Kong finance chief resigns, tipped for leadership race



A skillful rescue robot with remote-control function

A hardware-based approach for real world collaborative multi-robots

Artificial intelligence creeps into daily life

Internal sensors help soft robot hand feel the world like a human

Chinese firm scraps German tech deal after US block

Researchers create new way to trap dangerous gases

Beijing issues red alert for severe air pollution

Tehran traffic 'unbearable', says police chief

Unruly drivers undermine Paris pollution ban

Paris chokes under worst winter pollution in decade



Hundreds flee wildfires near Jerusalem

NASA Sets Space Fire in Second Round of Fire Safety Experiments

Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to 'killer haze'

Wildfire management or fire suppression

Climate change doubles US forest-fire burn areas: study

Earth's Magnetic Fields Could Track Ocean Heat: NASA

Thai fishing fleets shift to distant waters to avoid crackdown: Greenpeace

Rain out, research in

Water: Finding the normal within the weird

How does water melt? Layer by layer



Increasing tornado outbreaks - is climate change responsible?

Hurricane kills 9 in Costa Rica

Four dead after unprecedented Australia 'thunderstorm asthma'

Death toll in New Caledonia landslides rises to five

One dead, one missing as storm batters Britain

China faces battle over market economy status

In China, it's crunch time in 'Santa's workshop'

Trump tough talk on China worries US exporters

China new bank loans grow modestly in November

China brings WTO dispute resolution case against US, EU

Daily Newsletters - Space - Military - Environment - Energy

Giving the Sun a brake

Preparing for the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Perspectives on magnetic reconnection

GREGOR first results published in special issue of Astronomy and Astrophysics

NASA's Sun-Observing IRIS Mission

Capuchin monkeys produce sharp stone flakes similar to tools

Optical tractor beam traps bacteria

Scientists examine 'perfect storms' fueling vast tropical biodiversity

Scientists trap bacteria with optical tractor beam

Gene transfer on the fungal highway



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