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Arctic Seed Vault becomes world's most diverse collection of crop diversity

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Days after celebrating its second anniversary, the Svalbard "Doomsday" Global Seed Vault is receiving this week thousands of new seeds that will push its collection to more than half a million ...

18 hours ago from PhysOrg

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More maize ethanol may boost greenhouse gas emissions

In the March issue of BioScience, researchers present a sophisticated new analysis of the effects of boosting use of maize-derived ethanol on greenhouse gas emissions. The study, conducted by ...

8 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog's site fidelity may lead to further decline

USDA Forest Service researchers found that site fidelity, the tendency to return to previously occupied habitats, is strong in the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. Research showed how the cumulative ...

2 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Deforestation conference to turn plans to action

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(AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious ...

7 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture

A 10-year effort by a University of Rhode Island scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have been described as six-pack abs and ...

Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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Scientists to review climate body

The UN Secretary-General asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.

Wed 10 Mar 10 from BBC News

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Third of EU emissions 'imported'

Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.

Tue 9 Mar 10 from BBC News

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Plant hormone increases cotton yields in drought conditions

A naturally occurring class of plant hormones called cytokinins has been found to help increase cotton yields during drought conditions, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.

24 hours ago from PhysOrg

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NoMix toilets get thumbs-up in 7 European countries

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People in seven European countries have positive attitudes toward a new eco-friendly toilet that could substantially reduce pollution problems and conserve water and nutrients, scientists in ...

23 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Hidden habits and movements of insect pests revealed by DNA barcoding

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University of Minnesota researcher George Weiblen and colleagues have found a faster way to study the spread and diet of insect pests.

Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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