Irrigation is critically important for feeding the world, but it's not very efficient. About 70% of global freshwater usage goes to irrigation. That percentage is even higher in the western U.S.
Environment
Jul 5, 2021
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The highly transmissible omicron variant has led to renewed interest in home testing kits. The UK is getting through millions of these tests each week, while US president Joe Biden has just ordered 500 million kits to send ...
Environment
Dec 23, 2021
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(AP) -- New environmental tests confirm extremely high levels of dioxin, the toxic ingredient of Agent Orange, in people, fish and soil near a former U.S. air base where American troops stored the herbicide during the Vietnam ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2009
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Scientists have completed the first study of immune and genetic stability among a colony of penguins living in a remote corner of southern Antarctica.
Ecology
Jul 24, 2019
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In the northeastern corner of Alberta, nestled among the expanses of forests and wetlands, lies a major freshwater dilemma that Canada is currently facing.
Environment
Sep 17, 2020
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Fire blight is a serious threat to fruit trees. Now a quick test has been developed at the Vienna University of Technology, which can indicate the danger early - with the help of bees.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2013
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Half a century after a small group of radicals created Greenpeace, the head of the environmental organisation warned that it still has far to go on the climate crisis before it can truly celebrate.
Environment
Sep 13, 2021
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(Phys.org) -- With pipe-covered ceilings three stories high, catwalks lining the walls, and wires covering every surface, the Environmental Test Engineering and Integration facility—affectionately nicknamed the “Chamber ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Imagine having to don shades and a sun hat, then gloves and a heavy winter coat, all in the course of the same day.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 31, 2012
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As Milwaukee, Flint, Michigan and other cities grapple with the toxic impact of lead water pipes, another lead-contamination hazard lurks in soil.
Environment
Jan 21, 2019
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