News tagged with field experiment
Scientists study immune system for better mormon cricket control
(PhysOrg.com) -- Better understanding of the Mormon cricket's immune system could help identify when microbial control agents will be most effective against this pest, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Can sweet corn be grown using less atrazine?
Atrazine is one of the most widely used herbicides in North American corn production, but heated controversy remains over the 50-plus-year-old product. Several other herbicides are used in corn production, and a host of ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Women less interested than men in jobs where individual competition determines wages
Men are more likely than women to seek jobs in which competition with coworkers affects pay rates, a preference that might help explain persistent pay differences between men and women, a study at the University of Chicago ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Miscanthus has a fighting chance against weeds
University of Illinois research reports that several herbicides used on corn also have good selectivity to Miscanthus x giganteus (Giant Miscanthus), a potential bioenergy feedstock.
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Snapshot of activity inside NASA's first GRIP flight
Scientists, graduate students and NASA flight crew came together and took part in the first flight of the DC-8 aircraft in NASA's Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment on Tuesday, August ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2010 |
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Scientists get bird's-eye view of how cuckoos fool their hosts (w/ Video)
Using field experiments in Africa and a new computer model that gives them a bird's eye view of the world, Cambridge scientists have discovered how a bird decides whether or not a cuckoo has laid an egg in ...
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Research finds attractive women increase risky behaviour in young men
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland research suggests that the presence of a beautiful woman can lead men to throw caution to the wind.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Democracy put to the test
Developing countries that free themselves from authoritarian governments are often called “experiments in democracy.” But what happens when a researcher runs an actual field experiment in democracy? A novel ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 08, 2010 |
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The Dynamics of Forest Canopy Motion
(PhysOrg.com) -- While it’s well known that wind causes trees to sway, it’s less widely recognized that the movement of the trees in turn affects the wind. Mark Rudnicki, an assistant professor in the Department ...
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Levitating magnet may yield new approach to clean energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new experiment that reproduces the magnetic fields of the Earth and other planets has yielded its first significant results. The findings confirm that its unique approach has some potential ...
Jan 24, 2010 |
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New look at gravity data sheds light on ocean, climate
A discovery about the moon made in the 1960s is helping researchers unlock secrets about Earth's ocean today.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Simple Explanation for Mysterious Observations
Recently, several astronomical experiments have revealed mysterious components of elementary particles. But up until now, the origin of electrons and positrons is unknown. Is dark matter the actual origin of this radiation, ...
Aug 18, 2009 |
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QUIET team to deploy new gravity-wave probe in June
A tiny fraction of a second following the big bang, the universe allegedly experienced the most inflationary period it has ever known.
May 15, 2009 |
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Research Probes What it Takes to Spot Wanted Fugitives
(PhysOrg.com) -- When asked to be on the lookout for a fugitive, only a small percentage of participants in University of Arkansas studies spotted the wanted man or woman, even with the promise of a financial reward.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2009 |
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New genetic model predicts plant flowering in different environments
It has been known for some time that plants respond to environmental cues that guide their flowering. Chief among these signals are light, temperature and vernalization, when flowering is promoted by prolonged ...
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Jan 15, 2009 |
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