News tagged with oak
Invasive Species on the March: Variable Rates of Spread Set Current Limits to Predictability
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether for introduced muskrats in Europe or oak trees in the United Kingdom, zebra mussels in United States lakes or agricultural pests around the world, scientists have tried to find new ...
Organic weed control for dandelions
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Spring and summer often find homeowners out in their yards, busily attempting to control the onslaught of dandelions in a quest for green, weed-free lawns. Dandelions, broadleaf perennial plants that have a questionable reputation ...
New Southern California beetle killing oaks
May 01, 2009 |
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U.S. Forest Service scientists have completed a study on a beetle that was first detected in California in 2004, but has now attacked 67 percent of the oak trees in an area 30 miles east of San Diego.
Study explores effects of herbicide drift on white oak
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Herbicide drift, which occurs when pesticides "drift" from the targeted application area to a nearby non-targeted area, is a particular concern in Midwestern regions of the United States. In the Midwest, where the topography ...
Danger lurks underground for oak seedlings
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Scientists trying to understand why oaks are starting to disappear from North American forests may need to look just below the surface to find some answers.
Internal clocks keep all living things ticking -- even you
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Feb 08, 2009 |
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Like kids taking apart a fine Swiss watch, scientists are laboring to understand what makes the biological clock that's inside every living creature tick.
ORNL goes solar with 288-foot span of panels
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory wants its energy operations to be as advanced as its energy research.
New imaging method lets scientists 'see' cell molecules more clearly
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Jan 19, 2009 |
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Scientists have always wanted to take a closer look at biological systems and materials. From the magnifying glass to the electron microscope, they have developed ever-increasingly sophisticated imaging devices.
Spallation Neutron Source gets initial go-ahead on second target
Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has given its initial approval to begin plans for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, expanding what is already the world's most powerful ...
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DOE's Oak Ridge supercomputer now world's fastest for open science
Nov 10, 2008 |
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The latest upgrade to the Cray XT Jaguar supercomputer at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has increased the system's computing power to a peak 1.64 "petaflops," or ...
Oak Ridge pegged for national ecological network
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Dozens of instruments to be deployed on the Oak Ridge Reservation and other sites around the nation will provide valuable information related to climate change, biodiversity and invasive species, infectious diseases and ...
