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Why eating less can help the environment
An estimated 19 percent of total energy used in the USA is taken up in the production and supply of food. Currently, this mostly comes from non-renewable energy sources which are in short supply.   view more (2008-07-24)

New proposals to encourage greater wealth creation from science and technology published
New recommendations to boost the commercial exploitation of science and engineering research will be published in a draft report later today. The Frontiers of Innovation: Wealth Creation from Science, Engineering and Technology - the work of a group chaired by Sir Peter Williams, chairman of the... view more (2004-03-30)

State of the art monitoring technologies: reducing irregularities in EU agricultural funding
Using innovative Geographic information system (GIS) technology and land parcel identification systems (LPIS), the European Commission is playing a key role in preventing agricultural subsidy irregularities. Through better monitoring of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms, the Commission is... view more (2004-07-20)

Carnegie Mellon researchers to curb CO2 emissions
Carnegie Mellon University's Chris T. Hendrickson and H. Scott Matthews along with Alex Carpenter and Heather MacLean of the University of Toronto challenge Canadian officials to take the lead in eliminating dangerous carbon dioxide emissions that fuel global warming.   view more (2008-04-03)

Does a producer benefit from research?
ISAE Helsinki 2004 Information bulletin August 4, 2004 Does a producer benefit from research? In the view of professor Per Jensen, an ethologist at Linköping University in Sweden and one of the world's leading experts on animal behaviour, Nordic animal welfare research is of a high standard... view more (2004-08-04)

The first results of Finuda will be announced on January 30th: a new window for the study of exotic atomic nuclei.
On Friday the 30th, during the XLII international winter meeting on nuclear physics at Bormio, the first results will be announced of Finuda experiment (Nuclear Physics at Daphne), settled in Frascati at Infn National Laboratories. Planned and made operating by a group of about forty physicists... view more (2004-01-29)

Linking Climate, Water and Civilisation in the Middle East and North Africa
A novel and exciting study that will provide new insights into the key relationships between climate, water availability and human activities in the semi-arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is getting under way at the University of Reading. The research will help shape our... view more (2004-08-06)

Asymmetry due to Perfect Balance
Cell membranes are like two-dimensional fluids whose molecules are distributed evenly through lateral diffusion. But many important cellular processes depend on cortical polarity, the locally elevated concentration of specific membrane proteins.   view more (2007-04-26)

Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals ants as fungus farmers
It turns out ants, like humans, are true farmers. The difference is that ants are farming fungus.   view more (2008-03-25)

Behavioural therapy can restore ovulation in infertile women
Fertility can be restored in some women by the use of behavioural therapy, thus avoiding recourse to expensive medicines and complex procedures, a scientist told the 22nd annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Prague, Czech Republic on Tuesday 20 June 2006.   view more (2006-06-20)

Heaps of climate gas - Pasturing cows convert soil to a source of methane
The cow as a killer of the climate: This inglorious role of our four-legged friends, peaceful in itself, is well-enough recognised, because, with their digestion, the animals produce methane, which is expelled continuously.   view more (2007-10-15)

Compost can turn agricultural soils into a carbon sink, thus protecting against climate change
Applying organic fertilizers, such as those resulting from composting, to agricultural land could increase the amount of carbon stored in these soils and contribute significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.   view more (2008-02-25)

"Plants For The Future": A European Vision For Plant Biotechnology Towards 2025
Today, the "Plants for the Future" European Technology Platform on plant genomics and biotechnology, launches a new era for plant biotechnology in Europe. This long term vision for 2025 has been created by leading representatives from research (such as EPSO, the European Plant Science... view more (2004-06-23)

SCIENTISTS VITAL TO CONSERVATION IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION WARN LORDS
A House of Lords report launched today urges the UK Government to show renewed commitment to conservation when the Prime Minister leads the delegation to the World Summit in Johannesburg later this year. Baroness Walmsley, chairman of the inquiry, said: "The Government has committed itself to... view more (2002-05-15)

Scientists to assess risk to human health from use of farm slurry and manure
University of Southampton scientists are working with European and UK Government agencies to reduce the risk of potentially fatal food bugs, such as E. coli O517, entering the food and water chains. Human and animal waste is a valuable source of fertiliser particularly on organic farms. In the UK... view more (2001-07-09)

Chicken genome will help our understanding of humans and improve agriculture
The first full DNA sequence of the chicken (Gallus gallus) genome is published today in the journal Nature. UK scientists have worked closely with 170 researchers from 49 institutes worldwide, to interpret the genome of the chicken. They believe it will help us to understand more about the biology... view more (2004-12-07)

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)

How parachute spiders invade new territory
Researchers have developed a new model that explains how spiders are able to 'fly' or 'parachute' into new territory on single strands of silk — sometimes covering distances of hundreds of miles over open ocean.   view more (2006-07-12)

A Roundtable for the Media at PrepCom4: Surviving the Third Millennium:
SE Asia is becoming increasingly vulnerable to global change (e.g. global warming, land-use change, urbanisation and dwindling resources). Will advances in modern technology and governance come to the rescue? This is one of the themes to be discussed by seven experts from a partnership of major... view more (2002-05-24)

Experiment Demonstrates 110 Years of Sustainable Agriculture
A plot of land on the campus of Auburn University shows that 110 years of sustainable farming practices can produce similar cotton crops to those using other methods.    view more (2008-09-30)

Drinking water in Gaza Strip contaminated with high levels of nitrate
Palestinian and German scientists have recommended to the authorities in the Gaza Strip that they take immediate measures to combat excessive nitrate levels in the drinking water.   view more (2008-08-15)

Evidence for omega 3 fats less conclusive than we thought, say experts
A study published online by the BMJ today doesn't find evidence of a clear benefit of omega 3 fats on health.   view more (2006-03-24)

Ancient coral reef tells the history of Kenya's soil erosion
Coral reefs, like tree rings, are natural archives of climate change. But oceanic corals also provide a faithful account of how people make use of land through history, says Robert B. Dunbar of Stanford University.   view more (2007-04-11)

With The World Summit Looming, Lords Report Warns That Scientists Vital To Conservation Are In Danger Of Extinction
Baroness Walmsley will introduce a debate in the House of Lords today on the agenda for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in the light of the report What on Earth? The Threat to the Science Underpinning Conservation by the Science and Technology Committee. The report, published in May... view more (2002-07-12)

Review calls for national strategy for crop science research
An independent review panel is calling for a national strategy for crop science research in order to help UK agriculture benefit from breakthroughs in the laboratory. In a review commissioned by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the UK's largest funder of plant... view more (2004-05-12)
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