Israeli drone sensor pinpoint terror sites
June 18th, 2012 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 18 (IANS) The Israel Air Force is testing a sensor designed to enable its drones to spot militant hideouts and weapons, a media report said Sunday.Israeli drones carry ... Read more...
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Bio-energy crops could be ruinous to wildlife
April 4th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 4 (IANS) Converting farmland to grow bio-energy crops could be ruinous to wildlife, says a study."The Skylark is an indicator species for agricultural areas because it occupies many ... Read more...
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Sugarcane ‘can help in cooling climate’
April 18th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): Sugarcane, grown in Brazil to power automobiles as an alternative to gasoline, has a double benefit - if cultivated in massive scale, it also helps in cooling the ... Read more...
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Genetically altered trees could reduce global warming
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): A new study has revealed that forests of genetically altered flora could sequester several billion tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year and thus, could help reduce ... Read more...
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Herriman Wildfire Still Not Under Control
September 21st, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Herriman, Sep 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 580 people were accommodated in Herriman High school all through out Sunday night, as they were subjected to a wild fire, that charred 4300 ... Read more...
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Cucumber, melon’s common ancestor originated in Asia
July 21st, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and honeydew melon (C. melo) have long been thought to have originated and diversified in Africa. However, wild populations which evolved into melons and cucumbers ... Read more...
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Perennial Grass Miscanthus shows promise as energy crop
May 22nd, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Miscanthus x giganteus, a perennial grass, could effectively reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, while lowering atmospheric CO2, according to a new research.Using a simulation tool that models ... Read more...
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Small plants use superior ’staying power’ to win over bigger rivals
July 15th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): New findings from Queen's University biologists in Canada show that smaller plants have many advantages over bigger ones, as they have superior 'staying power'."Until now most of the ... Read more...
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How to cool the planet using crops
January 16th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 16 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that by carefully selecting which varieties of food crops to cultivate, much of Europe and North America could be cooled ... Read more...
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Rising demand for energy threatens world’s wetlands
July 25th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels prompted by rising fuel prices present the biggest threat to the preservation of wetlands worldwide. Protecting wetlands is vital for ... Read more...
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Using bats to help tropical reforestation
April 29th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
London, April 29 (IANS) German scientists have hit upon a novel yet cost-effective idea to revive reforestation in the tropics - by using bats as seed dispersers. They have designed bat roosts ... Read more...
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Planting new forests could have long-term potential for carbon offsetting
April 15th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 15 (ANI): A new research has suggested that planting new forests, or managing existing forests or agricultural land more effectively could have a significant effect for carbon offsetting in ... Read more...
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Damaged land can restore itself without human intervention: Study
April 2nd, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): A new research has revealed that land damaged by gravel-sand mining has the ability to restore itself without human intervention within few years.The study found that damaged ... Read more...
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Widespread damage from 2007 Eastern US spring freeze attributed to earlier warming
March 3rd, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 3 (ANI): A new report has determined that w idespread damage to plants from a sudden freeze that occurred across the Eastern United States from in April 2007 was made ... Read more...
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Global warming and the ‘thaw and freeze’ syndrome
March 3rd, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 3 (IANS) It's been happening a lot in recent times: a warming which suggests an end to winter that even fools spring flowers and birds, followed by a sudden freeze. ... Read more...
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