In a recent publication, researchers from Wageningen UR investigated what agriculture might be able to learn from the anomaly of 'cheating' plants. Natural selection ensures that cheating plants dominate in the ecological ...
Biotechnology
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(Phys.org)—The research team working with the LIGO project has proposed that the data gleaned from the discovery of gravity waves last year allows for calculating the likely level of cosmic background noise due to gravitational ...
One of the challenges facing biodiversity conservation is the integration of scientific knowledge and government decision-making.
Ecology
Apr 7, 2016
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Local farmers who are preparing to sow their wheat crops over the next fortnight should hold off, according to local scientists who warn sowing mainstream varieties too early can risk yield penalties at the end of the season.
Ecology
Apr 7, 2016
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Tomsk Polytechnic University's chemists have found a way to avoid producing a large amount of toxic waste during carbon-carbon bond formation. Ordinary water instead of toxic solvents is preferred. New methods have been developed ...
Materials Science
Apr 7, 2016
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Imagine a world where you can tailor the properties of graphene to have the outcome you desire. By combining its unique properties with the precision of molecular chemistry, scientists from the Graphene Flagship have taken ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 7, 2016
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About a tenth of overall global greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture could be traced back to food waste by mid-century, a new study shows. A team from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research for the first time ...
Environment
Apr 7, 2016
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The Australian drone industry is set for a shake up following the announcement of a long-awaited relaxation of regulations on their operation.
Engineering
Apr 7, 2016
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The next time you're driving down a country road in outback Australia, consider there's a good chance that very route was originally mapped out by Aboriginal people perhaps thousands of years before Europeans came to Australia.
Space Exploration
Apr 7, 2016
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A research group at Osaka University has developed an application which is designed to allow anyone with a smartphone or tablet device to study ancient Japanese characters Kuzushi-ji. By using this application, those who ...
Software
Apr 7, 2016
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