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August 10, 2015

Biology, not just physics, controls release of scent compounds from plants
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 05, 2015
Purdue University research suggests active biological mechanisms transport scent and taste compounds known as volatiles from plant cells to the atmosphere, a finding that could overturn the textbook model of volatile emission as a process that occurs solely by diffusion. Volatiles play key roles in plant pollination, reproduction, defense and communication. Researchers thought volatiles diffused through the plant's porous outer cuticle once they built up in high concentrations inside the cell. ... read more

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Almost 80 species scavenge hunting remains worldwide Human activities such as livestock farming, fishing or hunting yearly waste tons of food into natural ecosystems. A large part of this anthropogenic food is provided as carrion and subsidizes a wide ... more		Feed supplement greatly reduces dairy cow methane emissions A supplement added to the feed of high-producing dairy cows reduced methane emissions by 30 percent and could have ramifications for global climate change, according to an international team of rese ... more		Fish that have their own fish finders The more than 200 species in the family Mormyridae communicate with one another in a way completely alien to our species: by means of electric discharges generated by an organ in their tails. ... more
				Scientists solve mystery behind earthworm digestion Scientists have discovered how earthworms can digest plant material, such as fallen leaves, that would defeat most other herbivores. Earthworms are responsible for returning the carbon locked ... more		Honeywell search and rescue tech commissioned for defense customer Honeywell reports that its Global Tracking business successfully commissioned a next-generation search and rescue (SAR) system for Canada's Department of National Defense. The new SAR system h ... more

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 9 - Las Vegas

Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

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Keeping algae from stressing out While most people might know some algae as "pond scum," to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), they are tiny organisms that could provide a source of sustainable fuels. Like plants, they can conver ... more		NASA Goddard Technology Helps Fight Forest Pests Northeastern forests in the United States cover more than 165 million acres, an area almost as big as Texas. Soon, millions of pine and ash trees in those forests could be wiped out, thanks in part ... more		Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systems Adoption of dynamic control technology improves EV charging grid integration Solar plant grid stability improves as Cordoba researchers deploy high-speed sensor system		Faroe court convicts five anti-whaling activists A Faroe Islands court on Friday found five activists from the militant conservation group Sea Shepherd guilty of disrupting the region's traditional whale hunt, one of the activists said. ... more
				Study to help suburbanites have a pretty and bee-friendly lawn In suburban America, a clean slate of turf serves as the default for front and back yards. ... more		Everest trek route suffered minimal quake damage: study The vast majority of guesthouses and trails on the popular Mount Everest trekking route emerged unscathed from Nepal's devastating earthquake, said an assessment report released Friday. ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

Africa's fires mean less rain during the dry season In any given year, half of all fires on Earth burned in Africa. Most are set by farmers to promote agricultural productivity and to clear land for planting. ... more		Fish off Australia's coast dive deep to avoid heat Humans retreat inside and blast the air conditioning when it's hot, but fish don't have such a luxury. New research shows a common predator species off the Australian coast dives deeper to avoid rising water temperatures. ... more		'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification How drones are altering contemporary warfare		U.S. sets aside funding for marine power Projects focused at the university level will share $7.4 million in research funds to develop components for marine energy, the U.S. Energy Department said. ... more
Hong Kong swelters on hottest day in history Hong Kong on Saturday recorded its hottest day since authorities began taking temperature readings 130 years ago, due to the influence of a nearby typhoon. ... more		Typhoon churns towards China after killing five in Taiwan Typhoon Soudelor moved towards China on Saturday, weaker but still packing a punch, after killing at least five people and leaving a trail of destruction in Taiwan. ... more		Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires in Portugal Nearly 1,000 firefighters as well as six helicopters and three planes were deployed in Portugal Sunday to battle forest fires raging in the north and centre of the country, authorities said. ... more		Prosecutors to be punished if China graft suspects kill selves Chinese prosecutors will be punished if officials they are investigating for abuse of office commit suicide, authorities said, after several suspects caught up in an anti-corruption drive killed themselves. ... more

	Nervous Burundians say quake portends all-out war Already rattled by a political crisis that has claimed some 100 lives, many Burundians fear that Friday's earthquake portends the return of the brutal civil war that rent the central African nation. ... more		Myanmar flood death toll climbs to 88 The death toll from severe flooding across Myanmar has risen to 88, officials said on Friday, as rising waters swallowed more homes in low-lying regions in some of the poorest parts of the country. ... more

Record doubleheader: SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets from Florida

ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars

Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieves key flyby milestones

Hurricane season expected to be weaker than normal		Trillions of dollars needed for UN anti-poverty plan		Myanmar asks for international aid as flood misery spreads		Soudelor targets Japan, China as most powerful storm of 2015		Chinese consortium to salvage S. Korea ferry
Risk of west Nepal quake still high: researchers		World Bank unveils new conditions for loans		Protesters leave as Taiwan readies for year's biggest typhoon		Russia files UN claim over vast swathe of Arctic		Ex-minister named head of Mali reconciliation committee: government

At least 180 dead, a million displaced in India floods

Great Plains agricultural greenhouse gas emissions could be eliminated

Hollande hails US climate plan ahead of Paris conference

Scientists call for U.S. ban on salamander imports

California ramps up battle against two dozen wildfires

Romanian farm losses at 2bn euros from drought: associations

Can fish evolve to become less catchable?

Myanmar villagers fight floods with just sand bags and hope

China's Ai Weiwei says wants to teach art in Berlin

Head of $11 bn Chinese state firm found hanged amid graft probe

Study offers new insights on hurricane intensity, pollution transport

Heating and cooling with light leads to ultrafast DNA diagnostics

Self-assembling, biomimetic membranes may aid water filtration

Glaciers melt faster than ever

Septic tanks aren't keeping poo out of rivers and lakes

Earliest evidence of reproduction in a complex organism

Connecting people and geology on volcanoes

Scientists warn an entire eco-system is under threat

Shifting winds, currents endanger Galapagos penguin population

Molecular trick alters rules of attraction for non-magnetic metals

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