Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados
UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control a pest that could seriously damage California crops including wine, walnuts, and avocados.
UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control a pest that could seriously damage California crops including wine, walnuts, and avocados.
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2019
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Implementing a new residential wood ash program to restore calcium levels in Muskoka's forest soils and lakes could help replenish the area's dwindling supply of crayfish and maple sap, according to new research co-led by ...
Environment
Mar 28, 2019
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SAP says it has agreed to pay $8 billion cash for survey-software provider Qualtrics International Inc., which was preparing for an initial sale of stock to the public.
Business
Nov 12, 2018
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There is no doubt that Europeans brought a culture of brewing and consuming alcohol during their early migration and colonisation of Australia.
Other
Aug 20, 2018
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Two monkeys grooming each other about 20-30 million years ago may have helped produce a remarkable new find - the first fossilized red blood cells from a mammal, preserved so perfectly in amber that they appear to have been ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 03, 2017
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NIST is frequently asked to provide unusual, sometimes downright exotic, measurements and calibrations in support of U.S. commerce. But even old hands in the Fluid Metrology Group were surprised last fall when they were called ...
General Physics
Jan 05, 2017
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Thousands of insects, plants and other life forms have been found trapped in ancient amber deposits, but a new discovery shows a rarity of a different type - the one that got away.
Archaeology
Jul 14, 2016
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Apple on Thursday expanded efforts to make its devices must-have business tools, unveiling an alliance with German workplace software giant SAP.
Business
May 05, 2016
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As maple sugaring season approaches, plant ecologist Kristina Stinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a two-year, $149,800 grant to study the impact of climate change on the quantity and quality ...
Ecology
Feb 10, 2016
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German software giant SAP said on Tuesday that full-year earnings exceeded targets last year, powered by "exceptional" growth in its cloud business.
Business
Jan 12, 2016
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