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  Converting Sewage Into Drinking Water: Wave Of The Future?

  January 28, 2008 — Amid growing water shortages in parts of the United States, more communities are considering tapping their sewage treatment plants as a new source of drinking water. In January, 2008, California ... > full story
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  Nitrogen Fixation Process In Plants To Combat Drought In Various Species Of Legumes

  January 23, 2008 — The regulation of the biological fixation of nitrogen in hydric stress conditions varies with the different species of legume plants studied. Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the terrestrial ... > full story
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  2007 A Top Ten Warm Year For U.S. And Globe

  December 30, 2007 — The year 2007 is on pace to become one of the 10 warmest years for the contiguous U.S., since national records began in 1895. The year was marked by exceptional drought in the U.S. Southeast and the ... > full story
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  Evolution Of Crop Grasses Linked To Greenhouse Gases

  December 20, 2007 — Evolutionary biologists provide strong evidence that changes in global carbon dioxide levels probably had an important influence on the emergence of a specific group of plants, termed C4 grasses. ... > full story
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  Moss Is A Super Model For Feeding The Hungry

  December 13, 2007 — Scientists have sequenced the genome for moss (Physcomitrella) -- the first nonflowering or "lower" plant to be sequenced. Now that they have sequenced the moss's DNA, scientists will be able to ... > full story
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  Smaller Storms Drop Larger Overall Rainfall In Hurricane Season

  December 10, 2007 — Researchers have found that when residents of the US southeastern states look skyward for rain to alleviate a long-term drought, they should be hoping for a tropical storm over a hurricane for more ... > full story
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  Breeding Heat Tolerant Beans To Withstand Warmer World

  November 26, 2007 — Dry common beans--favorites like pinto, kidney, navy, red, black and snap--are grown mostly in the north-central and western regions of the United States. With looming climate change breeding ... > full story
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  'Hot Spots' The Key To Controlling European Carp In Australia

  November 8, 2007 — The ongoing drought in Australia is having at least one positive spin-off -- fewer carp are being distributed through inland waterways. Biologists are now identifying carp 'hot spots.' Known as the ... > full story
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  New 'Raider Amethyst' Prairie Verbena: Conserves Water, Drought-Tolerant

  November 7, 2007 — Working to create a new drought-resistant and water-saving wildflower, scientists at have introduced 'Raider Amethyst,' a new cultivar of common prairie ... > full story
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  Land Clearing Triggers Hotter Droughts, Australian Research Shows

  October 27, 2007 — The clearing of native vegetation has made recent Australian droughts hotter. Scientists applied the CSIRO Mark 3 climate model, satellite data and a supercomputer, and showed that 150 years of land ... > full story

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