Can we hack DNA to grow more food for a hotter, hungry planet?
To feed a hotter and drier planet, Stanford scientists are building a smarter plant.
To feed a hotter and drier planet, Stanford scientists are building a smarter plant.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 15, 2022
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Prairie dogs—those chubby little burrowing rodents found in grasslands across the central and western United States—may not have TikTok or Instagram but they do have intricate social networks. Understanding their connections, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2021
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By translating the pattern of interconnections between nature's food chains to industrial networks, researchers at Texas A&M University have delineated guidelines for setting up successful industrial communities. The researchers ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2021
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If you didn't know what a supply chain was a month ago, you do now. We are feeling them palpably, through strikes of essential workers, surgical mask shortages, and bleak shelves in the paper-products aisle. Anna Nagurney, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2020
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Researchers are trialling the use of drones to monitor coffee plant health in Thailand in a bid to prevent the spread of disease.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2019
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NASA's Human Exploration and Operations and Science Mission Directorates are collaborating to make interplanetary internet a reality.
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2018
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Illinois is the most critical hub in the network of U.S. domestic food transfers, according to a new study by Megan Konar, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and colleagues at the University of ...
Economics & Business
Dec 18, 2014
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(AP) -- Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.
Internet
May 17, 2012
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(AP) -- Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also ...
Internet
May 15, 2012
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It's not easy, or economically feasible, to ship freshwater across the globe. But when scientists use food as a proxy for that water - taking into account how much crops are irrigated and livestock are fed - they can get ...
Environment
Mar 22, 2012
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