Saving costs with cover crops
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found a cost-saving strategy for cotton growers in Alabama who use cover crops.
Environment
May 2, 2017
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Deforestation endangering the majority of the world's species, says new global research
Hundreds of thousands of species could soon go extinct due to the effects of deforestation, new research examining global data has found.
Environment
May 2, 2017
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Monitoring astronauts' lung health
Astronauts in space are valuable sources of scientific data. Researchers collect blood and urine samples to understand what effects living in weightlessness has on their bodies. For one experiment, investigators are interested ...
Space Exploration
May 2, 2017
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Oldest Norwegian ice located
Parts of the ice of the Juvfonne snow patch in Jotunheimen are 7600 years old, which makes it the oldest dated ice on mainland Norway.
Earth Sciences
May 2, 2017
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Scientists develop efficient multifunctional catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to gasoline
Converting CO2 from a detrimental greenhouse gas into value-added liquid fuels not only contributes to mitigating CO2 emissions, but also reduces dependence on petrochemicals. However, since CO2 is a fully oxidized, thermodynamically ...
Materials Science
May 2, 2017
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New colored coating surface for superior rust resistance
Polymer chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan invented a simple coating process to color metals, leading to higher performance and energy savings. The method involves a chemical modification to non-ionic polymers ...
Polymers
May 2, 2017
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Cassini finds 'The Big Empty' close to Saturn
As NASA's Cassini spacecraft prepares to shoot the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings for the second time in its Grand Finale, Cassini engineers are delighted, while ring scientists are puzzled, that the region appears ...
Space Exploration
May 2, 2017
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Real-time evidence of morphological changes of dust particles due to internal mixing with pollution
Frequent occurrence of both anthropogenic pollution and natural dust in East Asia has great impact on regional air quality, human health and climate. Until now, their interaction and consequent effect on dust morphology remain ...
Environment
May 2, 2017
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First intensive measurements of shallow cumulus clouds over the Inner Mongolia Grasslan
Shallow cumulus (SCu) clouds play an important role in the global redistribution of water and energy and in the transport of surface heat, moisture and momentum to the free troposphere. SCu clouds or fair-weather cumuli are ...
Earth Sciences
May 2, 2017
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How dandelion seeds act as a perfect pipette in the lab
Taraxacum officinale, better known as the common dandelion, is a much-maligned weed cursed the world over for its ability to infest lawns and crops. The plant's paratrooper-like seed dispersal system makes it difficult to ...
Condensed Matter
May 2, 2017
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