News tagged with global harvest
Global warming threatens France's precious truffle
Truffle farmers have never had to worry about demand. It is the supply side that is worrying, with global warming an ever more present threats to their success.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Scientists find rice 'chalk' gene, eye yield rise
Scientists expect to soon be able to remove a chalk-like part of rice, dramatically raising global harvests amid rising demand for the staple, an international research outfit said Tuesday.
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Canada seeks to breed a better honey bee
Following a massive bee die-off in parts of the world, two Canadian universities on Wednesday launched an effort to breed honey bees resistant to pests and diseases.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Researchers team up to provide new hope for childhood hunger
A St. Louis-based team of plant and physician-scientists with a vision of eradicating malnutrition throughout the developing world today announced the formation of the Global Harvest Alliance (GHA), a humanitarian ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Standing trees better than burning ones for carbon neutrality
The search for alternatives to fossil fuels has prompted growing interest in the use of wood, harvested directly from forests, as a carbon-neutral energy source.
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Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history
(AP) -- Richard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. Not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself.
May 26, 2012 |
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The gene that boosts sugar beet yields
A European team of researchers has discovered a gene with the potential to increase sugar beet yields. Presented in the journal Current Biology, the findings of the study show how the long-sought bolting gene B ...
May 22, 2012 |
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Isoprene research could lead to eco-friendly car tires
(Phys.org) -- The world’s rubber supplies are in peril, and automobile tire producers are scrambling to seek alternative solutions.
May 16, 2012 |
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How to avoid a global food crisis
The world faces a major challenge in the coming decades as global food demand is poised for unprecedented growth.
May 16, 2012 |
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The use of acoustic inversion to estimate the bubble size distribution in pipelines
New research from the University of Southampton has devised a new method to more accurately measure gas bubbles in pipelines.
May 15, 2012 |
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Time, place and how wood is used are factors in carbon emissions from deforestation
A new study from the University of California, Davis, provides a deeper understanding of the complex global impacts of deforestation on greenhouse gas emissions.
May 13, 2012 |
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Voyage to the 'front line' of global warming
When Cameron Dueck set sail to the Canadian Arctic to witness what he calls "the front line of climate change", he did so knowing he would have to brave seas that have killed scores of sailors and reduced ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 07, 2012 |
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TV's double vision, when 1 screen isn't enough
(AP) -- As a kid, I dreamed of having a telephone that was plugged into my family's TV and would let me ring up whoever I was watching. With this special phone, I could reach my favorite TV stars, introduce myself and talk ...
May 04, 2012 |
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Handful of heavyweight trees per acre are forest champs
Big trees three or more feet in diameter accounted for nearly half the biomass measured at a Yosemite National Park site, yet represented only one percent of the trees growing there.
May 02, 2012 |
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