Moroccan city outlaws olive trees
A Moroccan city has banned olive trees because of pollen-linked allergies and set an end-of-the-year deadline for residents to remove them, media reports said Thursday.
Ecology
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Sandia pioneers software for smart and sustainable institutions
Sandia National Laboratories' Institutional Transformation (IX) model helps the federal laboratory reduce its energy consumption and could help other large institutions do the same.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2014
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Sacrificing agricultural research in the name of biosecurity
The image of Australian agriculture is that it is "clean and green" because biosecurity measures operate to keep a vast army of exotic pests and pathogens out of the country.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2014
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New research provides understanding that helps control legume viruses
Farmers in south-west WA will be pleased to find out that a PhD candidate from The University of Western Australia has made significant advances in our understanding of major plant pathogen Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV).
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2014
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Unforeseen dioxin formation in waste incineration
Dioxins forms faster, at lower temperatures and under other conditions than previously thought. This may affect how we in the future construct sampling equipment, flue gas filtering systems for waste incineration and how ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2014
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Mice nest together to confuse paternity and reduce infanticide
It is a cruel world out there, particularly for young animals born into social groups where infanticide occurs. This dark side of evolution is revealed when adults – often males – kill offspring to promote their own genes ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2014
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Power struggles, doubt all found in the Facebook of Egypt's revolution
Egypt's 2011 revolution, described at the time as a "Facebook revolution," made Linda Herrera a big believer in the power of social media. A past resident of Cairo who had studied the online culture of Egyptian youth and ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2014
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Evolutionary study aids battle against parasitic diseases
A University of Stirling study has shed new light on the way parasite lifecycles have evolved and may help scientists develop more effective plans for managing the many diseases they cause.
Evolution
Sep 18, 2014
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Apps for electric cars
Siemens is equipping electric cars with completely redesigned information and communications technology (ICT). Basically, the idea is to control a variety of vehicle functions on a uniform, centralized computer platform instead ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2014
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Alibaba symbol of China's new tech giants
Alibaba Group's U.S. stock offering is a wakeup call about an emerging wave of technology giants in China's state-dominated economy.
Business
Sep 18, 2014
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