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Live decades longer with a pill?
"A wonder pill could extend the lifespan of people by up to 23 years," the Daily Express has reported on its front page.
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Chinch bugs wrecking Austin lawns
If you want your lawn looking this nice, you'll need a proper irrigation system.
Crossing borders: Organic growers exchange ideas and locales
Harry Bennett of Marion joined nine others from Kansas who traveled to Japan for 13 days in May as participants in a program called Global Partners for Local Organic Foods.
At 94 years old, Bob Bird Sr. can be found in his garden all summer long. Using a scooter, he tends two gardens - one filled with the traditional vegetables like radishes, lettuce, peas and tomatoes and one filled with sweet corn.
Nightjars are one of the most mysterious of all birds. No wonder they were called Puck-bird. People were really terrified of them.
Thinning no cure-all for Vail Valley forests
Leading forest researchers say widespread thinning won't do much good when it comes to lessening fire risks in beetle-killed forests in Colorado's Vail Valley and elsewhere.
Scientists hope tiny insect can help save soybeans
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids.
Why Are Phytophagous Insects Typically Specialists?
Abstract Specialization character of phytophagous insects is one of the key examples of insect-plant relationship.
Man jailed for drunken misbehaviour
A violent fight over a lost insect landed a 20-year-old in jail yesterday for five more months.
MOSQUITOES: Del. faces record crop of bloodthirsty pests
If you find yourself swatting at the air or slapping yourself more than usual lately, you are not alone.
Bugs prove a winner for embedded students
A team from South Korea has won the Embedded Development competition which forms part of the Imagine Cup , the world's premier student technology competition.
U.S. Farmers Prefer Biotech Varieties Of Corn, Cotton, Soybeans
American farmers have adopted genetically engineered crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially corn, cotton and soybean varieties, according to a new USDA report.
NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA
Tim's Tips: Drying out and getting back into the garden
We finally managed to put together a decent weekend. The sound of lawn mowers and groaning gardeners with aching backs caused by a weekend of weeding filled the air.
Dark Humor and Shouts in Response to Ahmadinejad Speech
According to Ramin Mostaghim, reporting from Tehran for the Los Angeles Times, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address to the Iranian people on state television on Tuesday failed to quell protests against the disputed election Mr.
Trafficked, prostituted, raped: the kite who flew away
Ping Lau fled her Chinese village at 15 in search of happiness. In London she was put to work in a brothel, became addicted to drugs and fell pregnant.
Spider builds life-sized replicas of itself to escape predators
A species of spider has proved the ultimate escape artist by building full-sized decoys of itself to distract predators.
Honey bees in Arkansas weathering stressful ailment
The bad buzz is, the cost of honey and wax are up these days because honey bees are getting scarce.
City closes two dumps, opens two new ones
With two temporary garbage dumps nearly full just 12 days into the civic workers' strike, Toronto is opening two new temporary dumps today.
Monsanto product reach regulatory milestones in the EU
Monsanto product reach regulatory milestones in the EU Jul. 6, 2009 ST. LOUIS -- Monsanto Company announced Friday that experts at the European Food Safety Authority issued a favorable scientific opinion on Monsanto's Roundup Ready 2 corn product for cultivation and reconfirmed the safety of its YieldGard insect-protected corn trait.
Vt. bans out of state firewood to control pests
State and federal forestry officials in Vermont are hoping to control the spread of two non-native insect pests by banning out of state firewood at campgrounds.