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The Future of Plant Science: A Technology Perspective
March 2, 2012 — Plant science is key to addressing the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century, according to experts. Researchers argue that the development of new technology is key to transforming ... > full story -
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Renewable Energy
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Developing Sustainable Power
February 28, 2012 — Scientists suggest that renewable energy is a viable option for electrical power in developing and emerging nations. Researchers point out that in most of these nations, the demand for energy far ... > full story -
Overfishing Threatens the Survival of Seabirds
February 28, 2012 — From gannets to seagulls, puffins to penguins, all seabirds suffer the same drop in birth rates when the supply of fish drops to less than a third of maximum capacity. Below the critical level of one ... > full story -
The Brazilian Rainforest : Caught Between Biodiversity and Business
February 28, 2012 — Brazil is exporting more and more agricultural produce: soya beans and beef in particular, but also corn, rice and sugar. Taken together, these exports represent half of Brazil’s total today. ... > full story -
Indigenous Peoples at Forefront of Climate Change Offer Lessons on Plant Biodiversity
February 27, 2012 — Over the last 40 years, an ethnobotanist has worked with the Yanesha of the upper Peruvian Amazon and the Tibetans of the Himalayas, two groups of indigenous peoples carrying on traditional ways of ... > full story -
Earth Science
Environmental Issues
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Environmental Policy
Lethal Effects of Genetically Modified Bt Toxin Confirmed on Young Ladybird Larvae
February 27, 2012 — Researchers confirm earlier findings that the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin Cry1Ab produced for pesticidal purposes by genetically modified (GM) Bt maize increases mortality in the young ladybird ... > full story -
Illegal Orangutan Trader Prosecuted
February 23, 2012 — Sumatra has made its first ever successful sentence of an illegal orangutan owner and trader in Medan, North Sumatra, ... > full story -
Conservation Risk Highest Off Coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand
February 20, 2012 — Researchers have identified conservation "hot spots" around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for ... > full story -
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Human-Made Photosynthesis to Revolutionize Food and Energy Production
February 17, 2012 — Improving natural photosynthesis to make new fuels and boost crop production is the focus of new research. It could see us one step closer to bottling the sun's energy or turbocharging plants to ... > full story -
New Hope for Threatened Freshwater Dolphins in Asia
February 16, 2012 — The Government of Bangladesh recently declared three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world's largest mangrove ecosystem – the Sundarbans, according to the ... > full story -
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Domestic Consumption Main Contributor to Africa's Growing E-Waste Problem
February 10, 2012 — A new report sheds light on current recycling practices and on socio-economic characteristics of the E-waste sector in West Africa. In the five countries studied, between 650,000 and 1,000,000 tons ... > full story -
New Integrated Building Model May Improve Fish Farming Operations
February 9, 2012 — Those who have ventured to turn a vacant barn or garage into an aquaculture business have too often been defeated by high energy and feed costs, building-related woes and serious environmental ... > full story
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