Indian farmers adopt flood-tolerant rice at unprecedented rates

Food-tolerant rice varieties.

Electric car that can be recharged by pedal power

Electric car.

Sustainability or Collapse?

An Integrated History and Future of People on Earth.

Looking for Leaders:Perceptions of Climate Change Leadership among Climate Change Negotiation Participants

There is widspread consensus that effective leadership...

Cheap solar energy set to displace n-power

New research has established...

China and the United States:Will They Be Partners or Rivals in the New Energy Economy?

Clean energy.

Wheat Resistance Genes Failing,New Approach Needed to Stop Flies

Many of the genes that allow wheat...

Agave Fuels Excitement as a Bionergy Crop

Agave.

20th WPC - DOHA

4th - 8th  December 2011

Analysis on the feasibility of biomass power plants adding to the electric power systems - Economic,regulatory and market aspects - State of Pará,Brazil

Bioenergy.

Europe Calls For Ban On Heavy Oil In Arctic Waters

As Arctic shipping is boosting,...

The role of soil biota in the weathering of minerals:A review of literature

Two methodological approaches...

Offshore Wind Booming in Europe

Wind energy.

Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change:a critical re-examination to identify the true and the false

The term 'carbon sequestration'...

More frequent drought likely in eastern Africa

The increased frequency of drought...

ISES SOLAR WORLD CONGRESS 2011

28 August - 2 September 2011

Kassel,Germany

Modelling and control of a wave energy converter

Wave energy.

Tecnologia para o controle de gases poluentes

Embrapa.

Mercuric reduction and complexation by natural organic matter in anoxic environments

Mercuric Hg(II) species form complexes...

Soil Organic Carbon Trends Over 100 Years

Accumulated soil organic carbon is an important factor...

Effect of the Historical Land Use on the Structure of Forest Soils in European Russia

The morphological structure of the soils in the forest areas of European Russia

Bayer opens emissions-neutral office building in India

...as part of its Group-wide sustainability program....

Dramatic greenhouse gas cuts are both achievable and affordable

Greenhouse gas cuts.

New Biosphere Reserves 2010

PHOTO GALLERY..

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

Energy.

El cambio climático duplica a pérdida de hojas de los arboles mediterrâneos

El cambio climático está incrementando...

The state of forest vegetation management in Europe in 21st century

Forest vegetation.

Nitrification inhibition activity,a novel trait in root exudates of rice

Nitrification is an important process in soil-plant systems...

British Geological Survey - Carbon

Carbon dioxide.

From tequila to the 'tree of life',bats are nature's invaluable allies

Were you are aware that bats are key pollinators...

Widespread crown conditions decline,food web disruption,and amplified tree mortality with increased climate change -type drought

Climate change is progressively increasing severe drought events...

Arsenic pollution of groundwater in Vietnam exacerbated by deep aquifer exploitation for more than a century

Arsenic contamination of shallow groundwater...

Primitive agriculture in a social amoeba

Agriculture has been a large part of the ecological sucess of humans....

Low-cost carbon-capture project sparks interest

Carbon capture and storage(CCS).

Wheat Has Longest Rally Since July on Increasing Demand for U.S. Exports

Wheat futures rose,...

Price Volatility in Agricultural Markets

Price volatility.

FAO alerta para crise alimentar e propõe restrição a preços

O mundo se encaminha para uma crise alimentar...

Report:Urgent action needed to avert global hunger

The Foresight Report on Food and Farms Futures says...

THE START OF A GLOBAL PHOSPHORUS NETWORK

19 January 2011 - International,National

Plants Moved Downhill,Not Up,in Warming World

In a paper published January 20 in the journal Science,...

Southern Africa on alert for flash floods

Virtually every country in southern Africa...

New climate data shows warming world:WMO

Last year tied for the hottest year on record,...

Water and energy link in the cities of the future - achieving net zero carbon and pollution emissions footprint

The article discusses the link between water conservation,...

Strasbourg en compétition avec un port finlandais pour une bioraffinerie

La ville de Strasbourg...

Scientists complete first citrus gene sequencing

...a key step in fighting diseases...

Breakthrought in Converting Heat Waste to Electricity:Automotive,Chemical,Brick,and Glass Industries Could Benefit from Discovery

Researchers at Northwestern University...

Identifying Future Soil Science Research Needs

Soil is subjected to a growing number of human-caused dangers...

Drought-Tolerant Rice in Development

Rice production faces the threat of a growing worldwide water scarcity....

Total et Vattenfall associés à une centrale "hybride" en Allemagne

...combinant énergie éolienne,hydrogène et biogaz...

L'Inde veut accueillir la première usine marémotrice d'Asie

L'Etat indien du Gujarat,...

2011 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index Uncouvers Inventive Perception among Young Americans

Invention and innovation are essential...

Gardening in Space with Hidro Tropi

...this knowledge may also lead to significant advancements in agriculture production on Earth.

Innovation inspired by sea life is essential to tackling Europe's grand challenges

Europe can become a global leader...

No substitute for vital phosphorus

...The phosphorus industry estimates...

Nitrous oxide,the forgotten greenhouse gas

23-24 May 2011

Kavli Royal Society International Centre

Les énergies renouvelables peuvent assurer 99,5% des besoins de l'UE

Énergies renouvelables.

Global tourism posts strong recovery in 2010

Thanks to improved economic conditions worlwide,...

Adequate resources vital to maintain progress on global public health

Last year was full of "big events" for public health,...

Emerging economies attract greater share of foreign investment

Foreign direct investment(FDI)...

Ban calls for global revolution to ensure clean energy for all

With 1.6 billion people in developing countries still lacking electricity,...

ARkStorm:California's Other 'Big One'

For emergency planning purposes,...

Brazilian Soybean Production to Reach 65m Tonnes

2009-10 season.

Mudanças climáticas ajudaram queda do Império Romano

Pesquisadores da Universidade de Harvard e de várias instituições europeias...

Is Greenland the Next Rare Earth Metropolis?

Rare earth.

Thaw of Earth's icy sunshade may stoke warming

Shrinking ice and snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere...

Inhibition of bacteria contaminating alcoholic fermentations by killer yeasts

The industrial process for bioethanol production...

Grazing-induced reduction of natural nitrous oxide release from continental steppe

Nitrous oxide.

Trapped sunlight cleans water

High energy costs...

Nitrous oxide and methane fluxes in south Brazilian gleysol as affected by nitrogen fertilizers

Nitrous oxide.

Food security,farming,and climate change to 2050

As the global population grows...

Warming of Global Abyssal and Deep Southern Ocean Waters between the 1900s and 2000s:Contribution to Global Heat and Sea Level Rise Budgets

Abyssal global and Southern Ocean temperature trends...

Lisboa View - Gardens - Vista do Centro de Lisboa

Panoramio,de thiagohermano

Author title

Worry But Don't Panic Over Glacial Losses

Glaciers are suddenly galloping to the sea...

Greenhouse-Power Plant Hybrid Set to Make Jordan's Desert Bloom

A novel combination of technologies...

First Sahara Forest deal kicks off ambitious green desert project in Jordan

The Sahara Forest Project(SFP) took a huge step..

Green super rice is coming

Rice bred to perform well in the toughest conditions...

El Nino seen triggering next world warmth record

A gradual build-up of greenhouse gases from human activity...

Methane hydrate-bearing seeps as a source of aged dissolved organic carbon to the oceans

Marine sediments contain...

Bromine-induced oxidation of mercury in the mid-latitude atmosphere

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin,...

Observational evidence for soil-moisture impact on hot extremes in southern Europe

Climate change is expected to affect not only the means of climate variables,...

LIST OF CURRENT PROJECTS(579)

SLOVENIAN CURRENT RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM  

More projects in the Netherlands

ARUP.

MU scientists find new farming method to reduce greenhouse gases,increase farm yields

...At the University of Missouri Greenley Research Center...

Gene helps crops use less water without biomass loss

Purdue University researchers...

Demographic dynamics and environmental change in Brazil

As one of the world's largest countries,...

Plans for marine protection highlight science gap

Facing a host of threats...

Mayans converted wetlands to farmland

The ancient Maya civilization is widely recognized for its awe-inspiring pyramids,...

Conservation biology:The end of the wild

Climate change means that national parks of the future...

Future of food could be bright

The world will be able to feed the predict 2050 population of nine billion people,...

US science academy report calls for 'bipolar' research

The Arctic and Antarctic share more than frosty temperatures....

Drought-tolerant mayze gets US debut

When the planting season arrives later this year,farmers in the United States...

USGS Arctic Oil and Gas Report

Estimates of Undiscovered Oil and Gas North of the Artic Circle

Electric Vehicles

U.S.Department of Energy.

Russia to sell new touriste rides to space in 2013

Touriste rides.

Techique Allows Researchers to Identify Key Maize Genes for Increased Yield

Maize.

A RECEPÇÃO DE EÇA DE QUEIRÓS NO BRASIL

Eça de Queirós.

Food Security

Predicted population increase indicates that global demand for food...

Resistance 2011

5 - 7 September, 2011

Rothamsted Research,Harpenden,United Kingdom

Geology and Resources of Some World Oil-Shale Deposits

Oil shale is commonly defined...

Raising yield potential of wheat.I.Overview of a consortion approach and breeding strategies

... Products will be delivered ...to make a significant contribution to global food security.

Plant Cuttings

...This will enhance efforts to improve agriculture and forestry....

Earth:Finding new oil and gas frontiers

Where to next in the search for oil and gas?...

REDUCING ACID RAIN

Acid rain.

What is a Passive House?

The Passive House concept...

Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisae capable of simultaneous cellobiose and xylose fermentation

The use of plant biomass for biofuel production...

Current climate information insufficient

The availability of and acess to climate change information...

NITROUS OXIDE SOURCES AND EMISSIONS

Nitrous oxide.

Towards an agronomic assessment of nitrous oxide emissions:a case study for arable crops

Nitrous oxide.

ECClima - Estuaries in a Changing Climate

5 to 9 April 2011

Oporto,Portugal

Scientists see climate change link to Australian floods

Climate change has likely intensified the monsoon rains...

At 6,000 years old,wine press is oldest yet found

Archeologists have unearthed...

A 25-year record of carbon sequestration and soil properties in intensive agriculture

As a major carbon pool on earth,...

European Airlines Reduced Emissions by 9.4 % in 2010

Carbon dioxide emissions.

Earth Is Twice as Dusty as in 19th Century

If the house seems dustier than it used to be,...

EU projects coordinated by Helmholtz Centres in the 7th Framework Programme(FP7)

The centres of the Helmholtz Association participate...

Leaf traits and gas exchange in saplings of native tree species in the Central Amazon

Global climate models predict...

Aboveground and belowground biomass and carbon pools in highland temperate forest landscape in Central Mexico

Temperate forests play a significant role in the global carbon cycle....

Flour - Bread '11

12.10.2011 - 14.10.2011

Grand Hotel Adriatic,Opatija

Drought impacts on the Amazon forest:the remote sensing perspective

Amazon basin.

Electric cars win top awards at Detroit motor show

Eco-friendly cars...

Edible insects produce smaller quantities of greenhouse gasses than cattle

Greenhouse gasses.

Energy Management in Cultural Heritage

6 to 8 April

Dubrovnic,Croatia

Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters:A review

Heavy metal pollution has become  one of the most serious environmental problems today....

Fine litter accumulation in Central Amazonian Tropical Rainforest canopy

As the awareness on environmental issues accelerates,...

Productivity and carbon dynamics in managed Central European forests depending on site conditions and thinning regimes

While traditional forestry has focused on (merchandable) wood volume,today more and more...

Another century of emissions will fuel 1,000 years of climate change

Shawn Marshall says he's not a catastrophist....

Estudo canadense prevê aquecimento global por séculos

O dióxido de carbono já liberado na atmosfera...

Institute for Mediterranea Agriculture and Olive Growing

University of Primorska,Science and Research Centre of Koper

Statistical analysis can estimate crop performance

Scientists at Rothamsted Research,United Kingdom,...

UCSB,Texas A&M Scientists Find Methane Gas Concentrations Have Returned to Near-Normal Levels in Gulf After Deepwater Disaster

Calling the results "extremely surprising"...

"To Serve and Conserve"

5 April 2011

Wageningen, the Netherlands

What Carbon Cycle?

Carbon cycle.

Fernando Pessoa será embaixador da literatura portuguesa no Brasil

Fernando Pessoa.

Casa museo Sorolla

Sorolla.

The Science and Technology of Agriculture

IOWA Pathways.

THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE

5-6 December 2011

The Royal Society,London

Essential multiple functions of farms in rural communities and landscapes

As farms are consolidated into large operations...

NOAA-led team measures atmosphere's self-cleaning capacity

Air pollutants.

EFFECT OF 7 YR OF EXPERIMENTAL DROUGHT ON VEGETATION DYNAMICS AND BIOMASS STORAGE OF AN EAST ERN AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST

At least one climate model predicts...

NUCLÉAIRE:LA CHINE FRANCHIT UNE ÉTAPE VERS L'INDÉPENCENCE ÉNERGÉTIQUE

Indépendence énergétique.

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE WILLOW

More plant matter could be burned...

45TH CONGRESS OF THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY : THE CHANGING PACIFIC

5th-9th June 2011

Victoria,British Columbia,Canada

INHERITANCE OF RICE COLD TOLERANCE AT THE SEEDLING STAGE

Rice (Oriza sativa L) cold tolerance...

SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS ON LONG-TERM AGROECOSYSTEMS EXPERIMENTS IN CANADA

Several long-term agroecosystems experiments...

'NANOSCOOPS' COULD SPARK NEW GENERATION OF ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES

An entirely new type ...

CARBON SWAP BANK TO BEAT CLIMATE CHANGE

Australian researchers has suggested that nations should abandon the concept of carbon emissions trading...

STUDY FINDS ENERGY LIMITS GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH

Energy.

CAN SOLAR POWER DELIVER?

14 to 15 November 2011

The Royal Society,London

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

9 to 10 February 2011

London,United  Kingdom

FRESHWATER METHANE RELEASE CHANGES GREENHOUSE GAS EQUATION

An international team of scientists...

TESTE PODE DETECTAR ALZHEIMER EM SANGUE

Pesquisadores dos Estados Unidos...

SHEEP AT ROSTHWAITE,BORROWDALE VALLEY

Cumbria,United Kingdom

From Visit Cumbria

INSOLUBLE PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZATION BY BACTERIAL STRAINS ISOLATED FROM RICE RHIZOSPHERE SOILS FROM SOUTHERN INDIA

Phosphorus.

DESIGNATION OF NORTH AMERICAN EMISSION CONTROL AREA TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS:REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

Emissions.

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS:CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION 2011

7 to 9 February 2011

Copenhague,Denmark

INTERNATIONAL GREEN GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS EXHIBITION

3 to 5 February 2011

Cannes,France

PHOSPHATE IN EUROPE

Of all the major powers,Europe is the most dependent on the importation of phosphate....

POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE ROOT ACESS TO PHOSPHORUS:THE ROLE OF NON-SYMBIOTIC MICROBIAL INOCULANTS IN THE RHIZOSPHERE

Phosphorus.

GENETIC CONTRIBUTION TO ADVANCED YIELD FOR MAYZE HYBRIDS RELEASED FROM 1970 TO 2000 IN CHINA

Mayze hybrids.

HUMAN EVOLUTION,MIGRATION AND HISTORY REVEALED BY GENETICS,IMMUNITY AND INFECTION

6-7 June 2011

The Royal Society,London

SEVEN DAYS:31 DECEMBER - 6 JANUARY 2011

The week in science.

LA BRETAGNE VEUT ACCUEILLIR LES ESSAIS FRANÇAIS POUR ÉOLIENNES FLOTTANTES

Éoliennes flottantes.

GLOBAL DECLINES IN OCEANIC NITRIFICATION RATES AS A CONSEQUENCE OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

Ocean acidification.

HEAVY METALS DISTRIBUTION IN A IOWA SUBURBAN LANDSCAPE

Heavy metals.

IMPACTS OF POLLUTION CONTROLS ON AIR QUALITY IN BEIJING DURING THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

Air quality.

THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF 2010 IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

2010 was a  year of contrasts...

FIGHTING HUNGER WITH FLOOD-TOLERANT RICE

If every scientist hopes...

RANKING WEB OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES

The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab,a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC),the largest public research body of Spain....

THE EAST MALLING RESEARCH

History.

THE CHEMICAL ORIGINS OF LIFE AND ITS EARLY EVOLUTION

21-22 February 2011

Royal Society,London

FOOD SECURITY EFFORTS IN BANGLADESH TO RECEIVE UN SUPPORT FOR ANOTHER YEAR

The United Nations World Food Programme...

WHEAT FUTURES FALL FROM FIVE-MONTH HIGH AS AUSTRALIA SUPPLY CONCERNS EASE

..."The main wheat belt of Australia remains relatively dry,and the harvest will be completed",...

LE PLANÈTE VICTIME DE L´HOMME:BIENVENUE DANS UNE NOUVELLE ÈRE CÉOLOGIQUE

"´L'Anthtropocène, c'est le moment où l´homme prendre le contrôle de la planète:...

EVORA - RUINS AND CATHEDRAL

Évora,Alentejo,Portugal.

RENOVA ENERGIA OBTÉM R$904,6 MI EM FINANCIAMENTO PARA EÓLICAS

Parques eólicos.

THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 2000S WARMER THAN THE PRECEDING DECADES

...According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute's statistics...

EVOLUTION AND MECHANISMS OF PLANT TOLERANCE TO FLOODING STRESS

Tolerance to flooding stress.

ENERGY CROPS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON SOIL AND ENVIRONMENT

Interest in producing celllosic ethanol...

COMPETITIVE NATURE THAT IS NURTURED IN SOIL

Trees have "way more" roots that they need...

DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE MODEL TO ESTIMATE DAILY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OF PASTURE-FED RUMINANT FARMING SYSTEMS

Greenhouse gas emissions.

REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK RESEARCH PROGRAM PROJECTS

Greenhouse gases.

FUNDAMENTAL FOR LIFE:SOIL,CROPS,& ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

ASA.CSSA.SSSA International Annual Meetings

Oct. 16 - 19 2011

San Antonio,TX

GREEN INVESTMENT CONGRESS INDIA 2011

3 to 4 March 2011

Mumbai,Maharashtra,India

NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ABOUT BIOPLASTICS & BIOPOLYMERS

1 to 2 March 2011

Aurangabad,Maharashtra,Índia

RUMINANT LIVESTOCK - METHANE EMISSIONS

Ruminant animals,such as cattle,sheep,buffalo,and goats,are unique....

REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE

An initiative of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States of the U.S.

DRINKING WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS : A REVIEW OF RECENT USES

Coagulants such as...

CARBON SOURCES AND DYNAMICS IN AFFORESTED AND CULTIVATED CORN BELT SOILS

Afforestation od degraded cropland can sequester atmospheric C;...

NEW PHYTOLOGIST TANSLEY MEDAL FOR EXCELENCE IN PLANT SCIENCE

The New Phytologist Tansley Medal is awarded annually...

UK TOWN USING FUEL FROM HUMAN WASTE

A town in Oxfordshire...

COSTLY AUSTRALIAN FLOODS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR DISASTER MITIGATION PLANNING

With impredictable and extreme weather...

BIODIVERSITY OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA

Gallery.

CSIC INVITED TO ARCTICNET 2010

ARTICNET 2010.

ARCTICNET - PHASE II(2008-2011)

In the context of a changing Arctic World,...

BEST WALLPAPERS OF 2010

National Geographic.

RULES EASED TO CREATE MORE CHARGING POINTS FOR ELECTRIC CARS

Electric cars.

IS NITROGEN THE NEW CARBON?

In looking forward  to the next Green Revolution,,,

HOW DOES YOUR GREEN ROOF GARDEN GROW?

Growning plants on rooftop is an old concept...

GLOBAL FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Strategies and policies for adapting to global change.

OPEN BURNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVES

Leaf and brush burning.

'250 BILLION' PLASTIC FRAGMENTS IN MEDITERRANEAN

Some 250 billion microscopic pieces of plastic...

26TH NEW PHYTOLOGIST SYMPOSIUM

Bioenergy trees

17-19 May 2011

INRA-Nancy,France

POLLUTION ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Pollution.