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New idea to fight billion-dollar threat to soybean production![]() ![]() Columbia MO (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 Invisible to the naked eye, cyst nematodes are a major threat to agriculture, causing billions of dollars in global crop losses every year. A group of plant scientists, led by University of Missouri researchers, recently found one of the mechanisms cyst nematodes use to invade and drain life-sustaining nutrients from soybean plants. Understanding the molecular basis of interactions between plants and nematodes could lead to the development of new strategies to control these major agricultural pests and ... read more |
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![]() Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Every year for the past 60 years, an average of 20 million tonnes of fish caught in the global ocean have not been used to nourish people. A new study emerging from the Sea Around Us project at the ... more ![]() ![]() Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 Over many thousands of years, farmers have bred maize varieties so the crops are optimally adapted to local environments. A new study, published in Nature Genetics, analyzed close to 4,500 maize var ... more ![]() ![]() Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 "It had remained unclear whether or not the accumulation of alien species has already reached a point of slow-down", says Dr Hanno Seebens from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Cent ... more ![]() ![]() Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 Legislators for financially strapped Rio de Janeiro state voted Monday to approve privatization of the public water utility despite a strike by workers and threats of protests. ... more |
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Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny
Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll hits 120 Belgium warned over 'tsunami' of packages from China Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll tops 120 Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could surge Guatemala earthquakes leave four dead, houses damaged Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could still surge Searching for Grandma Alicia after Texas floods Spain lifts lockdown for thousands as forest fire eases |
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![]() Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 Tiny natural ponds pose an overlooked danger for speeding up global warming, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. ... more ![]() ![]() Urbana IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 More no-till farmers are using cover crops to conserve soil and suppress weeds, but many vegetable producers are reluctant to get on board. That's because many small-seeded vegetable crops struggle ... more ![]() ![]() Rome (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Ten former executives with Italian chemicals firm Montedison were found guilty Friday on appeal of allowing industrial waste to pollute the water supply of 700,000 people in the central eastern region of Pescara. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 Thousands of Mongolian herders face disastrous livestock losses from a dreaded severe weather phenomenon known as the "dzud", the Red Cross said Thursday in launching an international emergency aid appeal. ... more ![]() ![]() Managua (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 With climate change threatening crops in many parts of the world, Nicaragua is turning to a robust variety of coffee bean to protect one of its key exports. ... more ![]() ![]() Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 A new study contradicts decades of thought, research and teaching on the history of corn cultivation in the American Bottom, a floodplain of the Mississippi River in Illinois. The study refutes the ... more |
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![]() ![]() Using high-resolution satellites to measure African farm yields ![]() ![]() Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 People who eat a gluten-free diet may be at risk for increased exposure to arsenic and mercury - toxic metals that can lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurological effects, according to a ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 Cranking up the lawn mower on a Saturday afternoon may be a child's most dreaded chore. But little does he or she know that it also affects how much carbon and nitrogen are present in the soil below ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2017 The Louisiana coastline is sinking under the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of about one football field of land every hour (about 18 square miles of land lost in a year). But within this sinking region, ... more ![]() ![]() Longyang, China (AFP) Feb 11, 2017 Beating a rock statue of Buddha to wish for a good new year and an abundant harvest, villagers in China's eastern Fujian province have a unique way of worshipping the deity. ... more |
![]() Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space ![]() ![]() Earth Science on the Space Station continues to grow ![]() ![]() Ancient Judea jars reveal earth's magnetic field is fluctuating, not diminishing |
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![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system ![]() ![]() UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit ![]() ![]() Falsifying Galileo satellite signals will become more difficult |
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![]() Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() How much biomass grows in the savannah ![]() ![]() Why nature restoration takes time ![]() ![]() Wetlands play vital role in carbon storage, study finds |
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![]() Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A better way to farm algae ![]() ![]() DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method ![]() ![]() Cathay Pacific to cut emissions with switch to biofuel |
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![]() Toronto, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Trina Solar modules eligible for calls for tenders in France ![]() ![]() Accelerated chlorophyll reaction in microdroplets to reveal secret of photosynthesis ![]() ![]() First Solar Awarded 140Mw Module Supply Contract For Australia'S Largest Solar Project |
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![]() Lansing, Mich. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() British grid drawing power from new offshore wind farm ![]() ![]() Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm ![]() ![]() Russia's nuclear giant pushes into wind energy |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study ![]() ![]() Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says ![]() ![]() Beijing's mayor vows step away from coal |
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![]() Tufang, China (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester ![]() ![]() Struggle against evil sparks China ritual ![]() ![]() Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft |
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![]() Singapore (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists invent new, faster gait for six-legged robots ![]() ![]() Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot ![]() ![]() How algorithms secretly run the world |
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![]() Bangalore, India (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Trump's pick to head environment agency confirmed ![]() ![]() London to tax old cars to combat air pollution ![]() ![]() Environmental lawyer murdered in Philippines: police |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) Feb 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Vegetation resilient to salvage logging after severe wildfire ![]() ![]() Research predicts extreme fires will increasingly be part of our global landscape ![]() ![]() More than 40 detained in Chile for spreading forest fires |
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![]() Kiel, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Small ponds have outsized impact on global warming: study ![]() ![]() Deep sea mining gets a second look ![]() ![]() 10 Italian execs found guilty over polluted water supply |
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![]() Los Angeles (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Extreme heat threatens desert songbirds ![]() ![]() Broader updrafts in severe storms may increase chance of damaging hail ![]() ![]() California state of emergency over storm damage |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Trump trade strategy 'doomed to failure:' US trade expert ![]() ![]() China outbound investment plunges under new curbs ![]() ![]() EU Parliament backs landmark Canada trade deal |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() What happened to the sun over 7,000 years ago? ![]() ![]() NASA Scientist Studies Whether Solar Storms Cause Animal Beachings ![]() ![]() Friday Night's Deep Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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![]() Laramie WY (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Gabon's forest elephants slain for ivory at alarming rate ![]() ![]() How ants find their way in the desert ![]() ![]() Indonesian orangutan brutally killed and eaten |
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