31/01/2008

Study: African fruit is untapped resource

A report suggests native African fruits are an untapped resource that could help combat malnutrition and boost rural development on the African continent.

DNA analysis unlocks students' pasts

For most of her life, Georgia State doctoral student Erin Harper thought of herself as African-American with French ancestry.

Scientists solve mystery of glassy water

Water has some amazing properties. It is the only natural substance found in all three states — solid, liquid and gas — within the range of natural Earth temperatures. Its solid form is less dense than its liquid form, ...

21st century water management: Calculating with the unknown

Climate change is making a central assumption of water management obsolete: Water-resource risk assessment and planning are currently based on the notion that factors such as precipitation and streamflow fluctuate within ...

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