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Pacific Northwest Forests Could Store More Carbon, Help Address Greenhouse Issues

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — Yesterday

The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed primarily for that purpose through timber harvest reductions and increased rotation ages.

Grilled penne pasta fit for a fabulous 4th

Washington DC Examiner — Yesterday

Hail destroys vineyards in Slovenia and Hungary

decanter.com — Yesterday

Primary Pinot - 200 Hands

Scoop - Education — Yesterday

Wineries a growth industry

Gazette.Net, Maryland - Business — Yesterday

Grapes: Who's Planting What?

Wines & Vines — Yesterday

Successful Initial Safety Tests For Genetically-modified Rice That Fights Allergy

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 2 Jul

In a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods ? intended to improve consumers' health ? researchers in Japan are reporting that a new transgenic rice designed to fight a common pollen allergy appears safe in animal studies.�

Brain Functions That Can Prevent Relapse Improve After A Year Of Methamphetamine Abstinence

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 2 Jul

Researchers report that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine users to regain impulse control. The results tell recovering substance abusers, their families and drug-treatment specialists that it can take an extended period of time for the brain functions critical to recovery to improve.

Virus-resistant Grapevines

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 2 Jul

Viruses can cost winegrowers an entire harvest. If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use. What?s more, these chemicals are harmful to the environment. Researchers are growing plants that produce antibodies against the viruses and are thus immune.

Food news: chic cakes and Wimbledon biscuits

Food and Drink Healthy Eating Wine Restaurant Reviews — 2 Jul

Chic cakes and Wimbledon biscuits.

Microalgae As A Source Of Alternative Energy

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 2 Jul

Scientists are researching the potential of mass production of microalgae as a crop.

World's First 'Self-Watering' Plant: Desert Rhubarb

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 1 Jul

Researchers have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water than otherwise expected for a plant in this region based on the quantities of rain in the desert. This is the first example of a self-irrigating plant worldwide.

Celiac Disease Four Times More Common Than In 1950s

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 1 Jul

Celiac disease, an immune system reaction to gluten in the diet, is over four times more common today than it was 50 years ago, according to new findings. Undiagnosed celiac disease is associated with nearly quadrupled mortality.

Climate Change: Some Winds Decreasing Across United States

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 26 Jun

Researchers have found that wind speeds across the U.S. have decreased by an average of .5 percent to 1 percent per year since 1973. Declining wind speeds in parts of the United States could impact more than the wind power industry, say climate researchers.

Visualizing Formation Of A New Synapse

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 25 Jun

A protein called neuroligin that is implicated in some forms of autism is critical to the construction of a working synapse, locking neurons together like "molecular Velcro," a new study has found.

Best icecreams in Britain

Food and Drink Healthy Eating Wine Restaurant Reviews — 25 Jun

Carolyn Hart takes a lick of the best icecreams in Britain.

Tracking Down The Causes Of Multiple Sclerosis

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 25 Jun

Despite intensive research, the factors that trigger multiple sclerosis and influence its progress remain unclear. Scientists have succeeded in attaining three important new insights into the disease. It would appear that B cells play an unexpected role in the spontaneous development of multiple sclerosis and that particularly aggressive T cells are activated by different proteins.

Paul McCartney's Meat Free Monday mission

Food and Drink Healthy Eating Wine Restaurant Reviews — 25 Jun

Sir Paul Mary and Stella McCartney are leading the Meat Free Monday campaign to persuade people to avoid meat once a week.

Commentators Call For Health Reform To Revitalize U.S. Primary Care

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 25 Jun

Researchers call for a national effort to revive primary care as part of health-care reform legislation.

Can't Compete On Dung? Try Mating On Apple Pomace

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News — 24 Jun

In the mating world of yellow dung flies, large, males almost always get the girl. However, a new study suggests that smaller males rule if presented with an opportunity to woo females when they are not hanging out on cow dung. Small male dung flies, which are traditionally unsuccessful at finding and keeping mates on dung pats, successfully mated with females feeding on composting apple pomace.