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Science expo ignites young minds

Edit The Hindu 28 Oct 2016
School and college students have been visiting the exhibition in good numbers to learn that without a diversity of pollinators, plants, and soils our supermarkets would have a lot less produce ... Principal Secretary of Tourism N ... ....

Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive review – the imperilled world of the bee

Edit The Guardian 28 Oct 2016
A passionate celebration of bees combined with a calmly reasoned critique of industrialised farming. Mark Winston has spent 30 years studying and working with bees ... Sixty five per cent of plant species depend on bees for pollination ... ....

Gene that determines floral sex may be key to new hybrid seeds (Yale University)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Oct 2016
(Source. Yale University). By Bill Hathaway. October 28, 2016 ... 28 in the journal Science Advances. Creating highly productive hybrid is already possible in corn because of a simple fact of biology - the male and female flowers are physically separated in different parts of the plant ... Companies easily make maize hybrid seed by removing the tassel to create female plants, which when pollinated by nearby plants create valuable hybrid seed....

ICYMI: Grifters-in-Chief (Republican Party)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Oct 2016
(Source. Republican Party). 'A Hillary Clinton Presidency Will Be Built, From The Ground Up, On Self-Dealing, Crony Favors, And An Utter Disregard For The Law.'. Excerpts from The Wall Street Journal. By. Kimberley A. Strassel. Friday, October 28, 2016 ... A Hillary Clinton presidency will be built, from the ground up, on self-dealing, crony favors, and an utter disregard for the law ... …. 'The cross-pollination is flagrant, and Mr ... … ... 'Mr ... Mr ... … ... Mr ... …....

USDA Invests $1.7 Billion to Protect Sensitive Agricultural Lands through Conservation Reserve Program (FSA - Farm Service Agency)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Oct 2016
(Source. FSA - Farm Service Agency). Release No. 0233.16. Contact.. Isabel Benemelis (202) 720-7809. More than Half a Million Americans Involved with Protecting 24 Million Acres. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2016 - The U.S ... The program provides 15 million acres that are beneficial to pollinators, and hundreds of thousands of acres of wildlife habitat that has resurrected waterfowl and gamebird populations, like pheasants, quail and prairie chicken....

Los Angeles Youth Tackle Environmental Challenges Through Hands-On Learning (Los Angeles Unified School District)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Oct 2016
(Source. Los Angeles Unified School District). LOS ANGELES (Oct ... This type of garden also provides important habitat for wildlife like birds, insects, and pollinators, such as butterflies and bees, in the urban environment. The students and volunteers planted over 200 drought-tolerant plants native to California, and made other improvements to the school's garden space-one of the largest school gardens in the Los Angeles area ... ### ... (noodl....

Researchers and industry unite in multi-million dollar pollination campaign (HAL - Horticulture Australia Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Oct 2016
Top local and international pollination researchers have combined forces with Australian fruit, vegetable and nut growers in a multimillion dollar effort to bolster pollinator populations and support the vibrant future of Australian horticulture ... - Experimenting with non-traditional pollinators to determine which pollinators provide maximum yield and quality across a number of horticultural products....

2016-10-27-ag-takes-action-against-bayer-over-deceptive-marketing (Attorney General of Massachusetts)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Oct 2016
The assurance of discontinuance, filed today in Suffolk Superior Court, is believed to be the first time any major pesticide company has agreed to a court order to address alleged false advertising regarding risks posed by its products containing synthetic chemicals - known as neonicotinoids - to bees, other pollinators and species, and the environment....

Woman opens up fig to find disgusting surprise

Edit AOL 27 Oct 2016
If you frequently eat figs, you may never want to eat one again after seeing this video. Youtube user Ananda Lewis heard from a friend that wasps lay eggs in figs, and wanted to test out the theory for herself. She took a fig right from a tree in her backyard, and opened it up ... RELATED ... 4 PHOTOS ... "This is how wasps pollinate figs." ... most commercially grown figs are pollinated by wasps, and they often have at least one female wasp inside ... ....

Drone surveillance is no longer just 'over there' (Your letters)

Edit Syracuse 27 Oct 2016
To the Editor.. Beginning Election Day, Nov. 8, the U.S. drone industry is holding a three-day convention at the former Rome Air Base and at the OnCenter in downtown Syracuse. It happens that Central New York is one of the nation's main drone research hubs. Not coincidentally our region also hosts the 174th Attack wing of the NYS National Guard at Hancock AFB ... They promote and cross-pollinate each other ... Drones surveil U.S ... Trump or Mrs ... ....

The Present (2016) Status of Our Bald Eagle Population (ENF - Eagle Nature Foundation Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Oct 2016
(Source. ENF - Eagle Nature Foundation Ltd). News Release. Eagle Nature Foundation, Ltd ... Phone. 815-594-2306 Fax ... e-mail ... I have been able to document that glyphosate is the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder, CCD, in honeybees and I believe it to be one of the main culprits in the loss of our pollinators ... The truth of the matter is that they do not understand bald eagles any better than they understand honeybees or other pollinators ... (noodl....

JJ Abrams’ ‘God Particle’ Is Next Film in Cloverfield Series (Exclusive)

Edit The Wrap 27 Oct 2016
The mysterious upcoming J.J. Abrams-produced film”God Particle” will be the latest movie connected to the producer’s cult hit “Cloverfield,” an insider familiar with the project told TheWrap ... Also Read ... Shared film universes are largely uncharted territory and manifest in different ways — there’s the overt and highly successful strategy over at Marvel, where cross-pollination is rampant....

Finalists announced for the 2016 NSW Farmer of the Year award (NSW Department of Primary Industries)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Oct 2016
(Source. NSW Department of Primary Industries). 27 Oct 2016. NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair, and President of NSW Farmers, Derek Schoen have today announced the four finalists for the 2016 NSW Farmer of the Year Award. Mr Blair said the finalists are leaders in their fields, who have demonstrated excellence in farming ... They also provide apiary by-products including pollination services and beeswax sales ... Media contact....
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