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Tree-killing fungus officially named by scientists
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Jun 30, 2008 |
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The USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) today announced that an SRS scientist and other researchers have officially named the fungus responsible for killing redbay and other trees in the coastal plains of ...
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Laurel wilt of redbay and sassafras: Will avocados be next?
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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Scientists with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS), Iowa State University, and the Florida Division of Forestry have provided the first description of a fungus responsible for the wilt of redbay trees ...
Beetle, fungus threaten Florida's avocado industry
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry.
Why children love their security blankets
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Every parent of a young child knows how emotionally attached children can become to a soft toy or blanket that they sleep with every night. New research, published today in the international journal Cognition, sugges ...
Ancient perfume found on Venus' island
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 16, 2007 |
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Archaeologists exploring Cyprus, said to be home to Venus, the goddess of love, have stumbled upon the world's oldest known perfume factory.
STS-118 pennant design winner selected
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 23, 2007 |
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has selected the winner of the "NASA Space Pennant Design Challenge."
Twin space probe design phase begins
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2008 |
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The U.S. space agency said design has started on its radiation storm probes -- twin spacecraft that will be launched into the Earth's radiation belts.
Web site help for students applying to college
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Two of my best friends are named Pete. We went to the same high school and the same university, Cal State Fullerton, which has been described as "the Harvard of north Orange County" -- by me, at least.
Landmark health study to be made in India
Jan 24, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists are starting a landmark genetic study to determine the linkage between lead exposure and children's intellectual development in India.
Ann Arbor News abandons print, goes online
Jul 23, 2009 |
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The Ann Arbor News published its final edition on Thursday, the latest US newspaper to abandon print for an online future.
Cassini Maps Global Pattern of Titan's Dunes
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Titan's vast dune fields, which may act like weather vanes to determine general wind direction on Saturn's biggest moon, have been mapped by scientists who compiled four years of radar data ...
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