New research has found that the interaction of roots with a common soil fungus changes the genetic expression of rice crops—triggering additional root growth that enables the plant to absorb more nutrients.
Biotechnology
May 4, 2015
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As with rivers, civilizations across the world rise and fall. Sometimes, the rise and fall of rivers has something to do with it.
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2015
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In the mountains of Virginia, millipedes have bright yellow and black colors to warn enemies that they are toxic and not worth eating. Their cousins in California convey this warning in a very different way—by glowing in ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2015
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The US Justice Department said Monday it is re-examining its controversial use of secret cellphone tracking devices to establish the location of suspects in criminal investigations, a spokesman said.
Telecom
May 4, 2015
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Scientists at UC San Francisco and Brown University have figured out the likely way that white-nose syn-drome breaks down tissue in bats, opening the door to potential treatments for a disease that has killed more than six ...
Biochemistry
May 4, 2015
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Hundreds of spectators lined the beach and gasped, cheered and clapped on Monday as bodysurfers braved 15-foot waves at The Wedge, a Newport Beach break known for its powerful waves.
Environment
May 4, 2015
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Facebook said Monday it was opening up Internet.org, which provides connectivity to people in developing nations, to outside applications following a controversy over its limited set of online services.
Internet
May 4, 2015
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Worker productivity lost due to heat stress cost Australia some US$6.2 billion (5.6 billion euros) in 2013/14, said a study Monday that warned of worse to come as the planet warms.
Environment
May 4, 2015
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27
Google wants the wireless services that connect mobile devices to digital content to be cheaper and more reliable.
Telecom
May 4, 2015
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43
The Obama Administration's hotly debated plan to reduce heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the nation's power plants will save about 3,500 lives a year by cutting back on other types of pollution as well, a new independent ...
Environment
May 4, 2015
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