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How drought-tolerant grasses came to beDurham, NC (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 If you eat bread stuffing or grain-fed turkey this Thanksgiving, give thanks to the grasses - a family of plants that includes wheat, oats, corn and rice. Some grasses, such as corn and sugar cane, have evolved a unique way of harvesting energy from the sun that's more efficient in hot, arid conditions. A new grass family tree reveals how this mode of photosynthesis came to be. The results may one day help scientists develop more drought-tolerant grains, say scientists working at the U. S. Nationa ... read more |
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  Earth's past gives clues to future changes Scientists are a step closer to predicting when and where earthquakes will occur after taking a fresh look at the formation of the Andes, which began 45 million years ago. Published in Nature, ... more | .. |
  The scoop on the dangers of snow shoveling Urban legend warns shoveling snow causes heart attacks, and the legend seems all too accurate, especially for male wintery excavators with a family history of premature cardiovascular disease. Howev ... more | .. |
 Herbicide may affect plants thought to be resistant Purdue University researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing so ... more | .. |
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  Submarine springs offer preview of ocean acidification effects on coral reefs Observations at submarine springs found along the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are giving scientists a preview of the possible fate of coral reef ecosystems in response to ocean acidification ... more | .. |
  Integrated 3d imaging facilitates human face transplantation By combining conventional medical imaging with some of the same 3-D modeling techniques used in Hollywood blockbusters, researchers are offering new hope to victims of serious facial injuries. Resul ... more | .. |
 Squid mystery in Mexican waters unraveled by Stanford biologist and a class of students While shorter days and colder weather move many of us to hunker under the covers, researchers who spent their summers in fieldwork are more likely to be hunched over microscopes and curled over keyb ... more | .. |
 Study of flower petals shows evolution at the cellular level A new study of flower petals shows evolution in action, and contradicts more that 60 years of scientific thought. The findings are reported by a scientist from UC Santa Barbara and a research team f ... more |
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'No doubt' Canadian firm will be first to extract deep sea minerals: CEO
Tabletop particle blaster: How tiny nozzles and lasers could replace giant accelerators
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 Soybean adoption came early by many cultures, archaeologists say Human domestication of soybeans is thought to have first occurred in central China some 3,000 years ago, but archaeologists now suggest that cultures in even earlier times and in other locations ado ... more | .. |
  A new model for understanding biodiversity Animals like foxes and raccoons are highly adaptable. They move around and eat everything from insects to eggs. They and other "generalist feeders" like them may also be crucial to sustaining biolog ... more | .. |
  Lightning-made Waves in Earth's Atmosphere Leak Into Space At any given moment about 2,000 thunderstorms roll over Earth, producing some 50 flashes of lightning every second. Each lightning burst creates electromagnetic waves that begin to circle around Ear ... more | .. |
 Indra Leads Development And Provision Of The Ground Segment Of Satellite Paz Indra will lead the development and supply of the whole ground segment of the Earth Observation satellite Paz. The contracts awarded to Indra by INTA, an organ of the Ministry of Defence, amount to ... more |
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  India's Maoists call for a national strike Maoist rebels in India want a two-day countrywide strike to protest the killing of their leader, Koteshwar Rao, in a gun battle with security forces. ... more | .. |
  Chinese investor blasts Iceland rejection A Chinese billionaire whose bid to build an eco-resort in Iceland was rejected says security concerns about his project were unfair and misplaced. ... more | .. |
  Many Americans with HIV go untreated: study Nearly three quarters of the 1.2 million Americans with HIV do not have their infection under control, raising the risk of death from AIDS and transmission to others, said a US study on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  WWF warns on Danube drought A major drought along the lower Danube has highlighted the river's reduced ability to buffer extreme weather events and has hampered navigation, environmental group WWF said on Tuesday. ... more |
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Iran FM warns Europe against 'strategic mistake' at IAEA; Iran obtained 'sensitive' Israeli intel
DOD is investigating Hegseth's staffers over Houthi-strikes chats
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  Ecuador volcano spews fiery rocks, warnings issued Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spewed red-hot rock and ash Tuesday as officials upgraded their eruption warning level to orange and some at-risk communities began evacuations. ... more | .. |
 China raises poverty line for rural dwellers China's central government on Tuesday raised the country's rural poverty line by more than 80 percent as part of efforts to increase aid to its struggling low-income population, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  China police question Ai Weiwei's wife Ai Weiwei's wife said Tuesday she was summoned by police and interrogated for three hours as a "criminal suspect", becoming the latest person close to the Chinese artist to be pulled in for questioning. ... more | .. |
 Past decade ties for world's hottest: UN agency Thirteen of the warmest years recorded have occurred within the last decade and a half, proving that global warming is a reality, the UN's World Meteorological Organisation said on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Climate change now seen as a question of global security Once viewed as an issue of interest only to greens or academics, the threat posed by climate change to security is now eyed with deepening concern by politicians and defence chiefs. ... more | .. |
 China viewers welcome TV advert ban Chinese viewers on Tuesday welcomed a ban on commercials during popular television dramas, but advertising professionals warned it could result in billions of yuan in losses for broadcasters. ... more | .. |
  Blair highlights China's role in aid for Africa Former British prime minister Tony Blair urged world aid donors Tuesday to work more closely with China in Africa, stressing Beijing's increasingly dominant role in the continent. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan tops 2010 list for weather impact Pakistan, Guatemala and Colombia topped the league table in 2010 for countries that were worst hit by extreme weather events, according to a "climate risk index" published here on Tuesday. ... more |
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Japanese company aborts Moon mission after assumed crash-landing
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  Malaysia tribes struggle with modern problems Tribal chief Danny Ibang lived most of his life in the pristine jungles of the Malaysian portion of Borneo island until he was pushed into a modern world he was told would be better. ... more | .. |
 Planting depth's effect on container-grown trees Many landscape trees are started in-ground, then sold as bare-root "liners" to producers who plant them in large containers to grow. To minimize wind damage and to facilitate transport from potting ... more | .. |
 Studying bat skulls, evolutionary biologists discover how species evolve A new study involving bat skulls, bite force measurements and scat samples collected by an international team of evolutionary biologists is helping to solve a nagging question of evolution: Why some ... more | .. |
 Scientists Uncover New Role for Gene in Maintaining Steady Weight Against the backdrop of the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have made an important new discovery regarding a sp ... more |
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 Hopkins Scientists Turn on Fountain of Youth in Yeast Collaborations between Johns Hopkins and National Taiwan University researchers have successfully manipulated the life span of common, single-celled yeast organisms by figuring out how to remove and ... more | .. |
 Global commission delivers food security policy recommendations A new report published by an independent global commission of eminent scientists states that the world's food system needs an immediate transformation to meet current and future threats to food secu ... more | .. |
 Traveling is key for survival and conservation Nowadays, more and more animal habitats are being fragmented, or lost. Many species need assistance and conservation of their environments to survive, and it is important to know the best way this c ... more | .. |
 Saving millions of lives and protecting our climate through clean cooking options For many people in the developing world getting enough food to eat is a persistent challenge. However the challenge does not stop there. A new issue of the international journal Energy Policy detail ... more |
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