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  New Generation Soil Property Maps for Africa

  April 16, 2013 — A new type of soil property maps for Africa has been launched by ISRIC − World Soil Information in Wageningen, Netherlands. The maps are freely ... > full story
• Nature
  Environmental Policy
  Endangered Animals
  Extinction
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  Ecology
   
  

  Resurgence of Endangered Deer in Patagonian ‘Eden’ Highlights Conservation Success

  April 16, 2013 — The Huemul, a species of deer found only in the Latin American region of Patagonia, is bouncing back from the brink of possible ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Land Management
  Environmental Policy
  Funding Policy
  Political Science
  Forest
   

  Escalating Cost of Forest Conservation

  April 16, 2013 — In the face of unprecedented deforestation and biodiversity loss, policy makers are increasingly using financial incentives to encourage ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Pests and Parasites
  Environmental Policy
  Biology
  Environmental Issues
   

  Without Adequate Funding, Deadly Wheat Disease Could Threaten Global Food Supplies

  April 15, 2013 — Disease-resistant wheat developed over the past half century helped ensure steady world food supplies, but a global team warns in a new article that without increased financial support for disease ... > full story
• Exotic Species
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  Nature
   
  

  Invasive Kudzu Bugs May Pose Greater Threat Than Previously Thought

  April 15, 2013 — The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
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  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
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  Carbon Dioxide Removal Can Lower Costs of Climate Protection

  April 12, 2013 — Directly removing carbon dioxide from the air has the potential to alter the costs of climate change mitigation. It could allow prolonging greenhouse-gas emissions from sectors like transport that ... > full story
• Fungus
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  Enzymes from Horse Feces Could Hold Secrets to Streamlining Biofuel Production

  April 11, 2013 — Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels, scientists have now described the discovery of a potential treasure-trove of ... > full story
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Life Sciences
  Behavioral Science
  Agriculture and Food
   

  Molecular Techniques Are 'Man's New Best Friend' in Pet Obesity Research

  April 11, 2013 — Molecular biology technologies are making the mechanisms underlying the pet obesity epidemic more easily ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Behavioral Science
  Animals
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Pests and Parasites
  Zoology
   
  

  Self-Medication in Animals Much More Widespread Than Believed

  April 11, 2013 — It's been known for decades that animals such as chimpanzees seek out medicinal herbs to treat their diseases. But in recent years, the list of animal pharmacists has grown much longer, and it now ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Birds
  Environmental Science
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  Chickens With Bigger Gizzards Are More Efficient

  April 11, 2013 — According to animal scientists, farmers could further protect the environment by breeding chickens with larger digestive organs. This research could solve a major problem in poultry ... > full story

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