Dec 29 2010
Chocolate Genome Mapped
Tinkering the genome for cacao trees won't change the flavor of chocolate, molecular biologists promise.
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Dec 27 2010
Wheat Poised to Weather Climate Change
Agriculture will need to adapt to new conditions brought by climate change, but it's no worse than what farmers faced in the past.
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Dec 15 2010
Don’t Eat the Blue Shellfish
Oyster lovers beware: when these shellfish glow with fluorescent blue spots, toxins are being produced.
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Nov 29 2010
The World: Four Degrees Warmer
As science shows our planet could warm by as much as four degrees, researchers predict what problems that could cause.
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Nov 22 2010
Waterboxx Called Innovation of the Year
An innovative irrigation-free plant protector is out of the prototype stage and into the fields, working miracles in arid places.
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Oct 14 2010
Possible Geoglyphs Spotted in Peru
A huge network of earthworks, or geoglyphs, is visible in satellite imagery of a large area around Titicaca Lake, a researcher claims.
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Oct 14 2010
Possible Geoglyphs Spotted in Peru
A huge network of earthworks, or geoglyphs, is visible in satellite imagery of a large area around Titicaca Lake, a researcher claims.
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Sep 27 2010
Groundwater Levels Draining Fast
These fast-shrinking subterranean reservoirs are essential to daily life and agriculture in many regions.
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Sep 10 2010
Is Genetically Modified Salmon Safe?
These so-called "frankenfish" are raising questions about how they'll impact the environment and the future of food.
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Sep 07 2010
Unpredictable Weather Endangers Food Security
Climate change will lead to different weather patterns that farmers just aren't accustomed to.
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