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  Tree Die-Off Triggered by Hotter Temperatures

  February 11, 2013 — Scientists have determined that the recent widespread die-off of Colorado trembling aspen trees is a direct result of decreased precipitation exacerbated by high summer temperatures. The die-off, ... > full story
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Agriculture and Food
  Fungus
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
   

  Can Simple Measures of Labile Soil Organic Matter Predict Corn Performance?

  February 11, 2013 — Researchers are characterizing simple, cheap measurements of labile soil organic matter that could predict the performance of corn crops and help farmers optimize their cropping ... > full story
• Ancient Civilizations
  Early Climate
  Lost Treasures
  Anthropology
  Archaeology
  Origin of Life
   
  

  Excavation Set to Shed New Light on London's Victorian Past

  February 8, 2013 — From a clay smoking pipe to Neolithic flint, a 19th Century garden has been revealing some of its secrets to an archaeological team from London's Kingston ... > full story
• Weapons Technology
  Chemistry
  Materials Science
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
   
  

  Fluorescent Label Sheds Light on Radioactive Contamination

  February 7, 2013 — Researchers have developed a way to detect caesium contamination on a scale of millimeters enabling the detection of small areas of radioactive ... > full story
• Mars
  Water
  Ecosystems
  Ecology
  Space Missions
  NASA
   
  

  Scientists Discover How the World's Saltiest Pond Gets Its Salt

  February 7, 2013 — Antarctica's Don Juan Pond exists only because its high salinity -- the highest of any body of water on the planet -- keeps it from freezing. New researcher finds that water sucked out of the air by ... > full story
• New Species
  Organic
  Agriculture and Food
  Soil Types
  Nature
  Ecology
   
  

  Thailand: Astonishing Ten New Species of Semi-Aquatic Freshwater Earthworms Revealed

  February 6, 2013 — An astonishing ten new species of semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms have been discovered in river systems in Thailand, documenting a remarkable level of biodiversity. The animals occur in a wide ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
  Organic
  Soil Types
  Acid Rain
  Botany
   

  Benefits of Bt Corn Go Beyond Rootworm Resistance

  February 6, 2013 — Researchers find that Bt corn has higher yields and uses nitrogen more efficiently than non-Bt ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Nanotechnology
  Agriculture and Food
  Botany
  Soil Types
  Prostate Cancer
   
  

  X-Rays Reveal Uptake of Nanoparticles by Soybean Crops

  February 6, 2013 — Scientists have for the first time traced engineered nanoparticles, taken up from soil by crop plants, and analyzed the chemical states of their metallic elements. Zinc dissolves and accumulates ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Genetics
  Nature
  Biology
  Seeds
   
  

  How Plants Sense Gravity: New Look at the Roles of Genetics and the Cytoskeleton

  February 4, 2013 — The general response to gravity in plants is well known: roots respond positively, growing down, into the soil, and stems respond negatively, growing upward, to reach the sunlight. But how do plants ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Organic
  Genetically Modified
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Forest
   
  

  Mix-and-Match Cover Cropping Can Optimize Organic Production, USDA Scientists Say

  February 4, 2013 — Farmers can fine-tune their use of cover crops to help manage costs and maximize benefits in commercial organic production systems, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture ... > full story

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