Tilling paddocks and using soil wetters can dramatically increase the yield of wheat and barley crops growing in the water-repellent gravel soils found across much of WA's farmlands.
Environment
Mar 2, 2016
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RCW 106 is a sprawling cloud of gas and dust located about 12 000 light-years away in the southern constellation of Norma (The Carpenter's Square). The region gets its name from being the 106th entry in a catalogue of H II ...
Astronomy
Mar 2, 2016
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For the third year in a row, a snowy owl originally banded in Maryland is back from the Far North—and thanks to ground-breaking tracking technology, scientists with Project SNOWstorm have been able to follow its movements ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2016
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ANU is helping the eastern quoll make a comeback to mainland Australia after its disappearance more than 50 years ago.
Ecology
Mar 2, 2016
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have begun testing a magnet assembly for a new kind of particle accelerator for cancer therapy. Designed by Brookhaven scientists in partnership ...
General Physics
Mar 2, 2016
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Water in, water out: such is the cycle of porous material. In some cases, like with soils, it is preferable to keep water in. In others, it makes better economic and ecological sense to have porous materials dry faster, e.g. ...
Materials Science
Mar 2, 2016
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Researchers from UPM are involved in the development of a mobile phone application that allows user to share information about floods and their effects in order to help researchers.
Environment
Mar 2, 2016
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DNA does not always adopt the form of the double helix associated with the genetic code; it can also form intricate folds and act as an enzyme called a deoxyribozyme. A researcher from Spain and other scientists from the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 2, 2016
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After decades of studies, scientists now believe that a breakthrough in preserving body organs for the purpose of saving lives is close at hand.
Other
Mar 2, 2016
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A turtle drags itself along a white sandy beach, splashes through the gentle warm Indian Ocean and then vanishes with a plop, becoming one of 13,750 turtle success stories on a stretch of Kenyan coastline facing pressure ...
Ecology
Mar 2, 2016
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