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This small molecule could have a big future in global food security![]() ![]() Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Researchers at the University of Arizona have found a promising way to prevent the loss of millions of tons of crops to a fungus each year, offering the potential to dramatically improve food security, especially in developing countries. The team's approach uses transgenic corn plants that produce small RNA molecules that prevent fungi from producing aflatoxin, highly toxic substances that can render an entire harvest unsafe for human consumption even in small amounts. Although extensive field tes ... read more |
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![]() Niamey (AFP) March 10, 2017 More than half of schoolchildren have quit class in some parts of Niger due to drought which is forcing entire families of farmers to move to seek better pastures, the UN said Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Storrs CT (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A University of Connecticut climate scientist confirms that more intense and more frequent severe rainstorms will likely continue as temperatures rise due to global warming, despite some observation ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 The Asian inland plateau (AIP) is located in the East Asian monsoon marginal areas and mainly includes Mongolia and part of northern China. Covering arid and semi-arid regions, the climate variabili ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 It is rare in biology that a single trait can answer questions spanning several fields of research. One such trait is plant biology's "leaf mass per area," a simple measurement calculated by weighin ... more |
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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 Flash floods kill three in New Mexico Five missing in landslide as rain lashes China's south and east Two killed in Guatemala earthquakes More than 160 people still missing days after deadly Texas floods |
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![]() London, UK (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A new European study has found that soil carbon loss is more sensitive to climate change compared to carbon taken up by plants. In drier regions, soil carbon loss decreased but in wetter regions soi ... more ![]() ![]() Jerusalem (AFP) March 9, 2017 Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre says he will perform in Israel next month in a concert to publicise the plight of the shrinking Dead Sea. ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney (AFP) March 9, 2017 An Australian lake has turned a vivid pink thanks to extreme salt levels further exacerbated by hot weather in a startling natural phenomena that resembles a toxic spill. ... more ![]() ![]() Urbana IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 As the city of Chicago has grown in population and industry since it was established more than 180 years ago, so has its need for clean water. Meeting that growing need has presented many challenges ... more ![]() ![]() Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A small subset of the most intense droughts move across continents in predictable patterns, according a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters by researchers in Austria and ... more ![]() ![]() Leioa, Spain (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 The journal Applied Clay Science has recently published the paper 'Sulfate soils stabilization with magnesium-based bindersa', a piece of research led by Dr Andres Seco-Meneses on the stabilizing of ... more |
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![]() ![]() General Electric sells water business to French utility ![]() ![]() Oslo (AFP) March 3, 2017 Norway's government on Friday paved the way for recreational hunting of wolves, a policy reversal that incensed green campaigners seeking to protect the endangered species. ... more ![]() ![]() Champaign IL (SPX) Mar 06, 2017 Timing the harvest and transport of highly perishable, hand-picked crops such as strawberries so these delicate products reach consumers at peak flavor and freshness is an intricate dance that partn ... more ![]() ![]() Guerima, Colombia (AFP) March 4, 2017 Isidro Montiel arrived in Colombia's lawless "drug triangle" in 1982 hoping to get rich farming coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine. ... more ![]() ![]() Voi, Kenya (AFP) March 5, 2017 In a wildlife sanctuary in southern Kenya the relentless sun has bleached savannah grasses and dried up rivers, turning water holes first into muddy pits and now, dust bowls. ... more |
![]() Cape Cod MA (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() How Arctic weather can improve mid-latitude forecasts ![]() ![]() NASA examines deadly spring-like weather with GPM satellite ![]() ![]() Flashy first images arrive from NOAA's GOES-16 lightning mapper |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Police in China's restive Xinjiang to track cars by GPS ![]() ![]() GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command ![]() ![]() Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system |
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![]() Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The battle to save Bangkok's 'Green Lung' ![]() ![]() Ancient peoples shaped the Amazon rainforest ![]() ![]() Indigenous protest in Honduras marks activist's murder |
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![]() Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Petrol and jet fuel alternatives are produced by yeast cell factories ![]() ![]() Energy crop production on conservation lands may not boost greenhouse gases ![]() ![]() Yeast cell factories make gas, jet fuel alternatives |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New study shines light on photosynthesis ![]() ![]() Perovskite edges can be tuned for optoelectronic performance ![]() ![]() SolarReserve Helps Netcare Lower Their Energy Costs |
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![]() Paris (UPI) Mar 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Wind energy gaining traction, U.S. trade group says ![]() ![]() German company to store US wind energy in batteries in Texas ![]() ![]() Breakthrough research for testing and arranging vertical axis wind turbines |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China halts N. Korea coal imports after missile test ![]() ![]() EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study ![]() ![]() Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) March 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Tillerson to East Asia in shadow of North Korea threat ![]() ![]() Sun-seeking retirees flock to 'China's Florida' ![]() ![]() Shared bikes grind Shanghai's gears |
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![]() Tel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() DARPA robotic servicing program has become stalled ![]() ![]() Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently ![]() ![]() Switzerland taps Kongsberg for Protector weapon system |
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![]() Addis Ababa (AFP) March 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Environmental risks kill 1.7mn kids under 5 a year: WHO ![]() ![]() City noise linked to hearing loss: study ![]() ![]() Bangladesh orders shutdown of city tanneries |
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![]() Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China detains 24 after deadly hotel fire ![]() ![]() Australia fires ease as damage mounts after record heat ![]() ![]() Vegetation resilient to salvage logging after severe wildfire |
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![]() Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Why did rainfall over Asian inland plateau region undergo abrupt decrease around 1999 ![]() ![]() Stanford biologists identify ancient stress response in corals ![]() ![]() Aussie lake turns vivid pink |
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![]() Paris (AFP) March 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() One dead as Storm Doris hits British Isles ![]() ![]() Four dead as 'worse storm in years' buffets California ![]() ![]() Extreme heat threatens desert songbirds |
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![]() St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China warns of 'trade war' if WTO ignored ![]() ![]() China says industrial policy not aimed at foreign firms ![]() ![]() China producer prices jump 7.8% in February: govt |
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![]() Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Studying magnetic space explosions with NASA missions ![]() ![]() Solar storms remove electrons from large portions of Earth's atmosphere ![]() ![]() First Solar Images from NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite |
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![]() Boston MA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A backup copy in the central brain ![]() ![]() How big brains evolved could be revealed by new mathematical model ![]() ![]() Bird-slaying snakes ravage island forests |
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