Earth & Sky - plants A Clear Voice for Science tag:www.earthsky.org,2005:470578e33679e64461c04839e827ca28/plants Textpattern 2008-08-21T04:49:36Z Warren http://www.earthsky.org/ Deborah Byrd 2008-07-20T08:00:00Z 2008-07-22T17:38:40Z Seeking genes to make rice healthier tag:www.earthsky.org,2008-02-13:470578e33679e64461c04839e827ca28/11dd5f46f9e3a6c597a37b1d0cfb9cac Much of Earth’s population today depends on rice for food. In the fight against world hunger, David Salt of Purdue University in Indiana is looking for the genes that regulate micronutrients and trying to create a nutrient-packed rice plant.

]]> 2008-08-21T06:00:00ZIn a dark sky, look for M6 and M7http://www.earthsky.org/images/17214.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/51586/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080821.swf2008-08-22T06:00:00ZJupiter and Teapot highlight southern evening skyhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17216.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52577/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080822.swf2008-08-23T06:00:00ZMoon and Pleiades from midnight to dawnhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17204.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52585/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080823.swf2008-08-24T06:00:00ZMoon by Taurus the Bull's northern hornhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17205.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52587/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080824.swf Lindsay Patterson 2008-07-13T08:00:00Z 2008-07-06T07:54:11Z Scientists investigate the origin of flowers tag:www.earthsky.org,2008-02-13:470578e33679e64461c04839e827ca28/35f4dfe1bbdfbb044df4e499f8e25178 Scientists at Penn State University are part of an investigation into the origin of flowers: the Floral Genome Project. They say flowers first appeared on Earth about 140 million years ago.

]]> 2008-08-21T06:00:00ZIn a dark sky, look for M6 and M7http://www.earthsky.org/images/17214.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/51586/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080821.swf2008-08-22T06:00:00ZJupiter and Teapot highlight southern evening skyhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17216.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52577/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080822.swf2008-08-23T06:00:00ZMoon and Pleiades from midnight to dawnhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17204.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52585/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080823.swf2008-08-24T06:00:00ZMoon by Taurus the Bull's northern hornhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17205.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52587/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080824.swf Earth & Sky 2008-05-17T08:00:00Z 2008-05-11T18:41:13Z ‘Black gold agriculture’ aids farming, curbs warming tag:www.earthsky.org,2008-05-07:470578e33679e64461c04839e827ca28/0103d842c0bc914ffb17945732fea909 Global food supply tops the agenda of many scientists. A piece of prehistoric wisdom practiced by ancient pre-Amazon people- combined with modern science – could be a big help to the global food supply, and help stabilize climate change.

]]> 2008-08-21T06:00:00ZIn a dark sky, look for M6 and M7http://www.earthsky.org/images/17214.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/51586/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080821.swf2008-08-22T06:00:00ZJupiter and Teapot highlight southern evening skyhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17216.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52577/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080822.swf2008-08-23T06:00:00ZMoon and Pleiades from midnight to dawnhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17204.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52585/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080823.swf2008-08-24T06:00:00ZMoon by Taurus the Bull's northern hornhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17205.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52587/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080824.swf Earth & Sky 2008-04-04T13:23:07Z 2008-04-04T13:56:20Z Warrior gene protects grains from disease tag:www.earthsky.org,2008-03-19:470578e33679e64461c04839e827ca28/705ac4f895380ef478573fb356fe1811 Our species owes its survival in part to the stoutness of the disease-resistant gene in grains, says the USDA’s Steve Scofield. He’s studying a gene that protects grasses – including wheat, rice, corn, barley, and other grains – from disease.

]]> 2008-08-21T06:00:00ZIn a dark sky, look for M6 and M7http://www.earthsky.org/images/17214.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/51586/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080821.swf2008-08-22T06:00:00ZJupiter and Teapot highlight southern evening skyhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17216.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52577/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080822.swf2008-08-23T06:00:00ZMoon and Pleiades from midnight to dawnhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17204.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52585/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080823.swf2008-08-24T06:00:00ZMoon by Taurus the Bull's northern hornhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17205.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52587/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080824.swf Deborah Byrd 2008-04-01T05:00:00Z 2008-04-04T13:36:36Z Dirt beneath our feet can slow climate change tag:www.earthsky.org,2008-03-26:470578e33679e64461c04839e827ca28/b8fe9b95d2e3f13b76b58f6566a939ba The dirt under our feet can help slow down climate change. Soil microbiologist Chuck Rice of Kansas State University explained how it works.

]]> 2008-08-21T06:00:00ZIn a dark sky, look for M6 and M7http://www.earthsky.org/images/17214.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/51586/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080821.swf2008-08-22T06:00:00ZJupiter and Teapot highlight southern evening skyhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17216.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52577/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080822.swf2008-08-23T06:00:00ZMoon and Pleiades from midnight to dawnhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17204.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52585/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080823.swf2008-08-24T06:00:00ZMoon by Taurus the Bull's northern hornhttp://www.earthsky.org/images/17205.jpghttp://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/52587/http://www.earthsky.org/files/20080824.swf