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UGA licenses new Bermuda grass that thrives in sun and shade

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An internationally recognized turfgrass researcher from the University of Georgia has developed a new Bermudagrass that thrives in sun, but also produces healthy turf in areas with less than half the light normally required ...





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Bermuda says rare national bird born on reserve

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A fuzzy fledgling of Bermuda's national bird, spotted on a secluded offshore sanctuary this week, may help bring the rare creature back from the brink of extinction.


NASA watches as Hurricane Bill sweeps over Bermuda

NASA watches as Hurricane Bill sweeps over Bermuda

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hurricane Bill was raining on Bermuda on Friday, August 21, 2009, and NASA satellites were providing forecasters with information about Bill's rainfall, clouds and winds.


Wheat curl mite might require non-chemical control

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The wheat curl mite is a minute menace that wreaks havoc on the region's wheat crop; but it has no enemies currently that can take it out. That doesn't mean Texas AgriLife Research scientists aren't trying to find ways to ...


Study shows consumers find grass-fed beef acceptable

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

High feed-grain prices and the growing interest in "natural" foods have spurred both consumers and farmers to consider grass-fed beef, and a recent study done by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences researchers may ...


Bacteria manage perfume oil production from grass

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created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists in Italy have found bacteria in the root of a tropical grass whose oils have been used in the cosmetic and perfumery industries. These bacteria seem to promote the production of essential oils, but also they change ...


Scientists uncover a dramatic rise in sea level and its broad ramifications

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 9

Scientists have found proof in Bermuda that the planet's sea level was once more than 21 meters (70 feet) higher about 400,000 years ago than it is now. Their findings were published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews Wednes ...


NASA's QuikScat sees category 3 Hurricane Bill's winds go a long distance

NASA's QuikScat sees category 3 Hurricane Bill's winds go a long distance

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA satellites continue to capture important wind speed and cloud data that forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are using to help their forecasts. QuikScat has been particularly helpful in determining ...


Global barcode project to scan plants in the wild

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A cheap and fast method of identifying the world's most important plants in the wild could soon be possible, thanks to a global project involving the University of Adelaide.


Fires regenerate African grassland

Fires regenerate African grassland

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 20, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Natural grass fires are evidently more important for the ecology of savannahs than has previously been assumed. This is the finding of a study carried out in Etosha National Park in the north of Namibia. It ...


Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors

Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors

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created Jul 25, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has advanced the investigation of the diet of early human ancestors ...



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