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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Moss Helps Chart the Conquest of Land by Plants

Clues to how the first land plants managed to avoid drying out might be provided by bryophytes, a group that includes the mosses, many of which retain remarkable ...  > full story

Mixed Water Portfolio Helps Thirsty Cities

Computer simulations for drought-prone areas reveal that when urban water planners combine three approaches of buying water -- permanent rights, options and leases -- the city ...  > full story

Drought Resistance Explained: Protein Structure Reveals How Plants Respond To Water Shortages

Scientists have discovered that the key to plants' responses to drought lies in the structure of a protein called PYR1 and how it ...  > full story

California's Troubled Waters: Satellite-Based Findings Reveal Significant Groundwater Loss in Central Valley

New space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California's primary agricultural region -- the ...  > full story
 

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