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Boost In Rice Production To Avoid Food Shortages In Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia (SPX) Apr 09, 2007Efforts by Indonesia to avoid food shortages by increasing its rice production have received an important boost with the signing of a new agreement to help the nation's millions of poor rice farmers with new technologies. Senior officials and scientists of the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), and other agencies of the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture, ... more Cable Laid For New Deep-Sea Observatory 
Moss Landing CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2007On April 1, 2007 researchers completed an important step in constructing the first deep-sea cabled observatory in the continental United States. In a multi-institution effort managed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and funded by the National Science Foundation, 52 kilometers (32 miles) of cable were laid along the seafloor of Monterey Bay. This undersea cable will provide ... more Earth Had Strong Magnetic Field Over Three Billion Years Ago 
Rochester NY (SPX) Apr 09, 2007Geophysicists at the University of Rochester have reported that the Earth's magnetic field was nearly as strong 3.2 billion years ago as it is today. The findings, which are contrary to previous studies, suggest that even in its earliest stages the Earth was already well protected from the solar wind, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere and bathe its surface in lethal radiation ... more MORE HEADLINES |
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