21/06/2006

Simultaneous carbon dioxide and oxygen sensing

Breathing. Birds, do it, bees do it, even educated trees do it. But, only plants can make sugars from the carbon dioxide byproduct and at the same time expel oxygen during photosynthesis. This amazing skill has intrigued ...

Botanist Sends Plant Seeds to ISS

When the space shuttle Discovery launches July 1 it will carry the research of Miami University professor John Kiss to continue studying if we can grow food in microgravity.

Family firms better than other businesses

A Texas A&M University study has become one of the first to examine the competitiveness and stability of family businesses and finds both factors good.

NASA celebrates 30 years of Mars research

NASA will host a Thursday symposium titled "Mars: Past, Present and Future" at the space agency's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.

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