Indian monsoon failure more frequent with warming
Global warming could cause frequent and severe failures of the Indian summer monsoon in the next two centuries, new research suggests.
Nov 05, 2012
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More Amazon extinctions looming unless action is taken: study
(Phys.org) -- Scientists in London are predicting that for many species it may take several generations after deforestation of the Amazonian rainforests in Brazil before they become extinct.
Jul 13, 2012
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Chimps self-medicate under human pressure
Chimpanzees living in small fragments of forest close by people and farm animals are turning in increasing numbers to natural remedies in an effort to deal with their stressful and disease-prone existence, ...
Jun 21, 2012
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Japanese researchers using particle accelerator to breed salt resistant rice
(Phys.org) -- Japanese researchers at the Riken Nishina Centre for Accelerator-Based Science have been using their particle accelerator to cause mutations in rice for over two decades with the aim of breeding ...
May 11, 2012
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Conservatism saved Iceland from catastrophe
The people of medieval Iceland survived disaster by sticking with traditional practices, an innovative new study suggests.
Mar 22, 2012
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UN warns 25 pct of world land highly degraded
(AP) -- The United Nations has completed the first-ever global assessment of the state of the planet's land resources, finding in a report Monday that a quarter of all land is highly degraded and warning the trend must be ...
Nov 28, 2011
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Protecting wild species may require growing more food on less land: study
Bioenergy crops could lower surface temperatures: research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Converting large swaths of farmland to perennial grasses for biofuels could lower regional surface temperatures, according to a recent Stanford study.
Mar 11, 2011
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Plight of farmland birds identified with new research
Farmland birds that are poorer parents and less "brainy" are faring worse than other farmland bird species, a study at the University of Bristol has found.
Nov 03, 2010
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Irrigation's cooling effects may mask warming in some regions -- for now
Expanded irrigation has made it possible to feed the world's growing billions—and it may also temporarily be counteracting the effects of climate change in some regions, say scientists in a new study. But ...
Sep 07, 2010
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Food vs. fuel: Scientists say growing grain for food is more energy efficient
Using productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is more energy efficient, Michigan State University scientists concluded, after analyzing 17 years' worth of data to help settle the food versus fuel debate.
Apr 19, 2010
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Mekong forest facing sharp decline, WWF reports
Salt-tolerant rice bred at Philippines institute
Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water, a Philippine-based institute said Tuesday.
Apr 16, 2013
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Radioactive water 'may have leaked' from Fukushima
Radioactive water may have leaked into the ground from a tank at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the operator said on Saturday, the latest in a series of troubles at the crippled facility.
Apr 06, 2013
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New system to restore wetlands could reduce massive floods, aid crops
Engineers at Oregon State University have developed a new interactive system to create networks of small wetlands in Midwest farmlands, which could help the region prevent massive spring floods and also retain ...
Mar 27, 2013
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