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You're beautiful, Vesta
When UCLA's Christopher T. Russell looks at the images of the protoplanet Vesta produced by NASA's Dawn mission, he talks about beauty as much as he talks about science.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2012 |
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Molecular celebrations for your taste buds
Not another turkey, caviar or Yule Log! What if the traditional end-of-year feast was left up to scientists? The menu might surprise a few...
Dec 26, 2011 |
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Calculating fussiness
How fussy is a plant? A new measurement method developed by Alterra, part of Wageningen UR, gives the answer in a simple number.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Savannas, forests in a battle of the biomes, researchers find
Climate change, land use and other human-driven factors could pit savannas and forests against each other by altering the elements found by Princeton University researchers to stabilize the two. Without this ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Texas AgriLife Research scientists making better melons
With the extended statewide dry spell, researchers at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde and elsewhere have been focusing their attention on improving varieties of more drought-tolerant crops, particularly ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Nitrogen loss expected with heavy rainfall
After 2 to 6 inches of rain fell on most of central South Dakota - and more in isolated areas - in the last couple weeks; South Dakota State University Extension Soil Specialist, Ron Gelderman, says some fields may experience ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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For Mars rovers, a friendly rivalry
NASA's newest Mars rover - or a replica of it, anyway - sat expectantly at the bottom of a hill. After years in design and construction, the grandly named Mars Science Laboratory was ready to test its wheels ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Predictive model offers accurate remote mapping of plant communities
A PhD student at the University of Leeds has developed a fast, accurate and inexpensive method of creating detailed vegetation community maps over very large areas, by coupling aerial photographs with data ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Short rotation energy crops could help meet UK's renewable energy targets
Planting short rotation energy crops on England's unused agricultural land could produce enough biomass to meet renewable energy targets without disrupting the food industry or the environment, according to ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Manure runoff depends on soil texture
Research has documented the rise of nutrient runoff from flat agricultural fields with high rates of precipitation that adds nitrates and phosphates to waterways.
Mar 29, 2011 |
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