The Seoul city government will help fund a tree-planting project in a Chinese desert to reduce the amount of harmful "yellow dust" blowing over South Korea, officials said Wednesday.
Environment
Nov 4, 2009
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(Phys.org)—Willow trees cultivated for 'green energy' can yield up to five times more biofuel if they grow diagonally, compared with those that are allowed to grow naturally up towards the sky.
Biotechnology
Jan 20, 2013
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Using broad-leaved trees such as willow trees in the phytoremediation of contaminated soils constitutes a cost-efficient method for restoring mining areas and landfills, according to a research project led by the University ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2014
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(AP) -- Alas, poor Harald. Wired up to a satellite transmitter, he had much to teach science about the life of the great sturgeons of the Danube River and Black Sea.
Ecology
May 31, 2011
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Scientists from the ANU have sought the advice of Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin for their high-technology research into cricket bats.
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2015
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In response to a national call for homegrown, Earth-friendly fuels to fill Americans' gas tanks, a couple of University of Maryland researchers are planting trees.
Energy & Green Tech
May 4, 2010
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Climate change will make Australia hotter and drier in future, and we're starting to see the dangerous consequences of this in our rivers, lakes and streams.
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2021
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is teaming up with Willow Garage, a Silicon Valley robotics research and design firm, to launch an international “perception challenge” to drive improvements ...
Robotics
Feb 28, 2011
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Many farms have areas where the ground either floods or does not retain enough water or fertilizer for crops to thrive. Such marginal lands could become useful and potentially profitable if they are planted with perennial ...
Environment
Nov 5, 2018
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Patterns in nature are in everything from ocean currents to a flower's petal.
Ecology
Aug 6, 2012
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