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Guide for soil id'ing comes to cellphones
When an agricultural technician is out in the field, without a library or laboratory in sight, how does he answer the farmers' question: “What type of soil does my farm have?”Gone will be the days when technicians have to get soil samples and bring it first to their... New soil map for African farmers
The first ever soil map of sub-Saharan Africa is going to be created, where farmers from 42 countries will get a 'soil health diagnosis' and then advice on how to grow and cultivate their crops. Soil samples will... Warning: Arsenic in our forests
We have seen it before, one environmental solution leads to another problem. A chemical used in British Columbia to try and end the pine-beetles wrath has been discontinued and now testing for arsenic (a known... Mars Lander Succumbs to Winter
"Mission managers said Monday that they had not heard from the NASA spacecraft for a week and that they thought it had probably fallen quiet for good.“At this time, we’re pretty convinced that the vehicle is... Nine killed in US air strike on Pakistan school
A US airstrike in Pakistan has killed nine people at a religious school in the North-west of the country."A suspected US air strike killed nine people at a religious school in north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials said today.It was claimed the school, on the outskirts...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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136 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Rocket Man Crosses the English Channel Using Jet Pack
A swissair pilot named Yves Rossy crossed the English Channel from Calais to Dover with a jetpack strapped to his back, a single fixed-wing jet-propelled device he made himself. After numerous postponements due to... Race to rescue British woman injured in remote part of Russia
A 20 year old British woman has been injured in a remote part of Siberia. She was there studying the forest as a zoology student."An alert beamed 3,700 miles around the world has sent rescuers to the aid of a British woman injured in the remote forests of eastern Russia.The...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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191 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Missile deal frays US-Russia ties
"ensions heightened between Russia and the US after Washington signed a deal with Poland to position US missile interceptors on Polish soil, with Russia warning that this created mistrust and would fuel an arms race. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the war in... Flag exhumed from neo-Nazi grave
German authorities have dug up a grave in Southern Germany because they heard the man was buried with a Nazi flag. Displaying swastikas is a crime in Germany punishible by up to three years in jail. "German authorities in the southern town of Passau have dug up a neo-Nazi's...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
733 views | 15 recommendations | 5 comments
733 views | 15 recommendations | 5 comments
McCain adviser says terrorist attack would boost campaign
Looks like one of John McCain's advisors let loose a little too much "straight talk" in an article published yesterday in Fortune magazine, saying that a terrorist attack would be a blessing for the McCain...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
568 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
568 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
Faces of Bali - Bedugul Garden
"Located on a high plateau at the center of Bali island. Cool air and mists are natural for the place. It’s a center of horticultural farming. you’ll find plenty of fruits and vegetables here. There are 3...
created by olasnavigator | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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698 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Canadian teen's process decomposes plastic bags
This is one smart Canadian teenager...A high school student in Ontario is tackling the problem of what to do with the millions of plastic bags that plug up our landfills and takes years and years to break down. It... Mars Lander Phoenix Scoops Martian Soil for First Time
Soil...it's the building blocks of life. It's also a guide to history, both through archeology and in learning how the earth was formed, as well as what happened to it over time. And for the first time ever,...Carbon Farming
This is a brilliant idea:"A decade ago, late 1990s, we engaged in the establishment of the urban agriculture industry. A visit to Google tomorrow will find 1,740,000 entries. It was then targeted at food security and building community. Since then we have added farming the...China evacuates 160,000 over quake lake fears
" Tons of earth-moving equipment and explosives have been flown to the site of the quake-created dam in southwestern China's Beichuan county. Engineers are attempting to create a spillway to relieve water pressure as the Jianjiang River fills in behind the massive pile of...NowPublic on Facebook
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