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Where have all the flowers gone? British ecologist teams up with Czechs to restore European hay meadows
Ecologist Jonathan Mitchley will travel to the Czech Republic in June to help local conservationists reverse the decline of important hay meadows. The White Carpathian Mountains nature reserve contains 3,500 hectares of species-rich hay meadows. Over 1,500 wildflower species have been recorded in... view more (2000-04-25)

Integrated Crop Management - International Conference Explores Breakthrough Thinking
3 - 5 April 2000, SCI International Headquarters, London, UK. An international conference entitled The Economic and Commercial Impact of Integrated Crop Management is being held by the SCI Crop Protection Group in collaboration with the Volcani Center, Israel and the Fresh Produce Consortium.... view more (2000-03-29)

Science & Society
EMBARGOED TILL 00.01 HRS TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2000   view more (2000-03-13)

Ducks go quackers for dishy drakes
Good-looking males produce healthiest families Every parent wants to ensure their offspring get the best start in life, but it seems that offspring of attractive parents might be getting a better start than others. Studies of mallard ducks carried out by scientists based at the University of... view more (2000-02-29)

The future of the world with materials science and engineering
"The next generation of biomaterials will actually help direct the healing process," says Dr Richard France from the University of Sheffield, UK. "Materials will be able to interact with individual cells by responding to specific chemical signals - making more natural and effective... view more (1999-12-24)

BBSRC invests over £20M per annum in agricultural sustainability (A response by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to the call by English Nature for a new Sustainable Farming Centre)
"What matters is not how we label our research" says Professor Ray Baker FRS, Chief Executive of BBSRC "but that we have programmes in place to integrate basic and strategic research with more applied studies. These institutes provide precisely this framework, combining as they do... view more (1999-09-17)

The future of the "Mir"- station
Why the "Mir"-station on the 11th of August didn't suddenly hit the Paris, as Paco Rabano predicted? Because if the station would lose its orbit by herself, she will go down for a half of a year. In the case of an artificial impulse in correct direction, she will reach the Earth in a... view more (1999-08-12)

REDUCTION OF RICEFIELD METHANE EMISSION
Methane (CH4) is considered to be the third most important gas, after carbon dioxide (CO2) and freons, in its contribution to the greenhouse effect and hence to global warming. Cores taken from the ice cap have shown that its concentration in the atmosphere has tripled in 100 years. This figure... view more (1999-07-07)

Scientific innovation on display at the Royal Show (5-8 July)
There are features on:   view more (1999-06-30)

GENE TRANSFER FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS
The report, which is based on a desk study of a substantial quantity of previously published research in related areas, considers all the routes by which the mixing of organic and genetically modified crops may occur, including pollen transfer and the growth of volunteers. It concludes that no... view more (1999-06-17)

North Sea recovers from pollution by antifouling paints
The North Sea has recovered dramatically from the effects of pollution caused by antifouling paints used on boat hulls, according to researchers who claim that proposals for a total ban on the use of tributyl tin (TBT) paints could do more harm than good to the environment. Marine Biologists at... view more (1999-05-28)

Renewable energy from farm waste
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON BIOMASS ENERGY AT THE FARM - OCTOBER 1999   view more (1999-04-16)

Remarkable double burial
Archaeologist P.W. van den Broeke discovered this remarkable grave last summer when he was excavating a small Iron Age burialground. C-14 dating has pinpointed the burial in the fifth century BC. In the region cremations were predominant in this period. But for a short span of time some deceased... view more (1999-03-18)

PROJECT EXAMINES NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND AGRICULTURE
Professor Joyce Tait of the Research Centre for Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh is joint co-ordinator of the 44-month project, which arose from her earlier work with Scottish Natural Heritage entitled 'Targeted Inputs for a Better Rural Environment' (TIBRE). Says Professor Tait:... view more (1999-01-22)

Organic Focus for Farm Walks Series
Details of the walks are as follows:   view more (1998-07-17)
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