Unknown disease killing off Florida’s state tree (AP) Posted on July 24th
This is a phytoplasma disease, which means it is a very small bacterium that doesn't have a cell wall. And it can only be transmitted through a plant's phloem, a type of transport tissue similar to veins in a human. The disease has likely found its way to sabal palms' phloem by either a tree- or leaf-hopping insect.Read more Tagged as Science News Review | No Comments » | Continue
New drug ‘breakthrough in HIV treatment’
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Small Satellite Designed to Spot Big Bad Asteroids
A tiny Canadian satellite is gearing up for a mission to hunt wayward space rocks that may pose a threat to Earth. Only ... Continue
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Baby bottle chemical levels safe, EU agency says
MILAN (Reuters) - The amount of a controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) found in baby bottles is tiny and cannot ... Continue
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“Greenhouse” bees spread disease to wild bees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disease spread to wild bees from commercially bred bees used for pollination in agriculture greenhouses may be ... Continue
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Dolphin call tells calf who’s mum
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How Smart Homes Could Power the Future (LiveScience.com)
Sensors can be installed that could tell when a person comes into a room (or even anticipate their arrival), thereby ... Continue
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EU agency to express doubts on cloning (Reuters)
Reuters - Meat and milk from cloned animals may not be safe to be sold in the European Union after ... Continue
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The Real Dangers of Dolly: Rain and Floods (LiveScience.com)
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Mars Lander Prepares for Second Ice Sample
NASA scientists planned to instruct the Phoenix Mars Lander to test out its method for shaving and collecting ice for a second ... Continue
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Day care babies gain more weight: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants cared for by someone other than mom or dad are more apt to be ... Continue
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School failure harder on girls than boys: U.S. study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Academic failure appears to trouble teen-age girls more deeply than boys, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Read more Continue
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Fossils date Dry Valleys’ origin
Tiny fossils have helped refine the timing of the climate shift that gave rise to Antarctica's remarkable Dry Valleys, a ... Continue
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Japanese town blazes trail in clean energy (AFP)
Now even the cows are doing their bit ... Continue
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Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever (AP)
"It's definitely the worst we've seen in the last five years," said Steve DiMarco, a Texas A&M University professor of ... Continue
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School failure hits girls harder
ACADEMIC failure appears to trouble teenage girls more deeply than boys, US researchers say.Read more Continue
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Mars Lander Pulls All-Nighter
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander pulled an all-nighter for the first time Monday. Mission controllers extended the spacecraft's schedule to keep it awake during ... Continue
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Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People infected with parasitic worms may be much more susceptible to the AIDS virus, according to a ... Continue
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Commercially bred bees spread disease to wild bees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disease spread to wild bees from commercially bred bees used for pollination in agriculture greenhouses may be ... Continue
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