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Test Finds Manufactured Nanoparticles Don't Harm Soil Ecology
March 22, 2007 — The first published study on the environmental impact of manufactured nanoparticles on ordinary soil showed no negative effects, which is contrary to concerns voiced by some that the microscopic ... > full story -
Color Analysis Rapidly Predicts Carbon Content Of Soil
March 12, 2007 — Soil color can be used as a simple, inexpensive method to predict measurements of soil organic content to assess soil quality and better understand global carbon cycles. According to Iowa State ... > full story -
Probing For Life On Mars: Detector To Hunt For Organic Molecules During Proposed 2013 Mission
January 11, 2007 — NASA has announced $750,000 in funding for development of an instrument to detect signs of life on Mars proposed by a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The ... > full story -
Did We 'Kill' Martian Microbes? New Analysis Of Viking Mission Points To Life On Mars
January 8, 2007 — We may already have 'met' Martian organisms, according to a paper presented at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle. The researchers argue that even as new missions to Mars ... > full story -
Testing Poultry Litter For No-Till Farming
January 2, 2007 — Peter Kleinman plans to take his research on the road this fall. Every month or so, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) soil scientist will leave the rolling valleys of Pennsylvania dairy country ... > full story -
Drop In Acid Rain Altering Appalachian Stream Water
December 12, 2006 — Appalachian hardwood forests may be getting a respite from acid rain but data from a long-term ecological study of stream chemistry suggests that the drop in acid rain may be changing biological ... > full story -
Researchers Study Role Of Natural Organic Matter In Environment
December 11, 2006 — The decomposition of plant, animal and microbial material in soil and water produces a variety of complex organic molecules, collectively called natural organic matter. These compounds play many ... > full story -
NASA Scientists Find Primordial Organic Matter In Meteorite
December 4, 2006 — NASA researchers at Johnson Space Center, Houston have found organic materials that formed in the most distant reaches of the early Solar System preserved in a unique meteorite. The study was ... > full story -
Not Your Father's Potato: Scientists Develop New Spuds For Organic Markets
November 16, 2006 — Whether they have a new, ruby red color, taste better, or better resist insect attack for purposes of organic production, researchers at Oregon State University are evaluating thousands of potential ... > full story -
Organic Farming Has Little, If Any, Effect On Nutritional Content Of Wheat, Study Concludes
October 16, 2006 — Organically grown wheat may have different labeling and a higher price in stores, but it contains essentially the same profile of amino acids, sugars and other metabolic substances as wheat grown ... > full story
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