A new report from China touts the benefits of solar greenhouses as having the potential…
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Survival matching should be used to allocate donated kidneys to transplant recipients, experts urge
Providing kidney transplants to patients with the best probability of longer survival would reduce repeat…
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15-year-old uses Facebook to summon police
Afraid his mother’s boyfriend would overhear him, a 15-year-old boy used his cell phone to…
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15-year-old uses Facebook to summon police
Afraid his mother’s boyfriend would overhear him, a 15-year-old boy used his cell phone to…
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Sexual plant reproduction: Male and female parts ‘talk’ in the same way as do cells in your brain
Scientist have discovered that pollen, the organ that contains the plant male gametes, communicate with…
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Psychologists design 60-minute exercise that raises GPAs of minority students
What could you do for an hour in the first year of college that would…
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Biodiversity conservation: Zoos urged to breed animals from threatened populations
Zoological gardens breed animals from threatened populations and can thus make a greater contribution towards…
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Electric grid reliability: Increasing energy storage in vanadium redox batteries by 70 percent
Researchers have discovered that the vanadium redox battery’s performance can be significantly improved by modifying…
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Optimizing yield and fruit size of figs: Research produces recommendations for effective pruning strategies
South African researchers published a new study that provides valuable information for fig growers. The…
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New software calculates heating costs in greenhouse operations
A recently premiered software system can help greenhouse operators improve heating efficiency and generate more…