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Ingredient in Diarrhea Medicine Leads to Sustainable New Farm Fertilizer
November 14, 2012 — The search for a sustainable slow-release fertilizer -- a key to sustaining global food production at a time of burgeoning population growth -- has led scientists to an ingredient used in some ... > full story -
Gene Find Turns Soldier Beetle Defense Into Biotech Opportunity
November 8, 2012 — New antibiotic and anti-cancer chemicals may one day be synthesized using biotechnology, following a discovery of the three genes that combine to provide soldier beetles with their potent predator ... > full story -
Earth on Acid: Present & Future of Global Acidification
November 6, 2012 — Climate change and extreme weather events grab the headlines, but there is another, lesser known, global change underway on land, in the seas, and in the air: ... > full story -
Massive Volcanic Eruption Puts Past Climate and People in Perspective
November 5, 2012 — The largest volcanic eruption on Earth in the past millions of years took place in Indonesia 74,000 years ago and researchers can now link the colossal eruption with the global climate and the ... > full story -
NASA Maps How Nutrients Affect Plant Productivity
November 1, 2012 — A new analysis has estimated how much the growth of plants worldwide is limited by the amount of nutrients available in their soil. The maps produced from the research will be particularly useful in ... > full story -
Excess Nitrogen Fertiliser Increasing Warming in China
October 31, 2012 — Halving the amount of nitrogen fertilizer used in certain areas of China would substantially decrease greenhouse gas emissions without affecting crop productivity and the area's natural carbon sink, ... > full story -
Do Australia's Giant Fire-Dependent Trees Belong in the Rainforest?
October 31, 2012 — Australia's giant eucalyptus trees are the tallest flowering plants on earth, yet their unique relationship with fire makes them a huge puzzle for ecologists. Now the first global assessment of these ... > full story -
Aspirin May Slow the Decline in Mental Capacity Among Elderly Patients, Swedish Study Suggests
October 22, 2012 — A daily dose of acetylsalicylic acid equivalent to a fourth of an aspirin may slow the decline in intellectual capacity among elderly individuals with high cardiovascular risk, according to research ... > full story -
Jelly-Like Atmospheric Particles Resist Chemical Aging
October 16, 2012 — Atmospheric chemists have found that when it comes to secondary organic material in the atmosphere, there are two distinct breeds: liquids and ... > full story -
Research Shows Legume Trees Can Fertilize and Stabilize Maize Fields, Generate Higher Yields
October 15, 2012 — Inserting rows of "fertilizer trees" into maize fields, known as agroforestry, can help farmers across sub-Saharan Africa cope with the impacts of drought and degraded soils, according to a ... > full story
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