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'Doomsday Vault' Gets New, Large Shipment of RiceThe rice seeds are duplicates of those stored in a genebank and act as a backup in case of a natural or man-made disaster.
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Beer Lubricated the Rise of Civilization, Study SuggestsAn archaeologist has evidence beer may have helped lead to the rise of civilization.
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Kelp Waits to Take Its Place in America's StomachsNutritious and environmentally friendly, seaweed could be the crop of the future in North America, but hopeful growers and marketers of "sea vegetables" face challenges.
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Fossilized Creek Beds Offer Up Ancient Climate Change CluesDeciphering story of old waterways might aid understanding of climate change.
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Ancient Civilization Cut Path to DemiseThe ancient South American Nasca civilization may have caused its own demise by clear-cutting huge swaths of forest, a new study found.
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The Science of Hunger: What 1 Billion People FeelWhat hunger does and how people around the world suffer its consequences.
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Pollution Reduces Rain Vital to Crops
Air pollution in China has cut the amount of light rainfall by 23 percent over the past 50 years.
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Heat-Tolerant Corn Could Prevent Future StarvationHybrids that yield unusually large seeds are nutritional powerhouses that could help counter global warming's effects on crops.
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Birth Defects Tied to Season of ConceptionSpring and early summer is the nation's season of risk for conceiving a child with birth defects, a new study finds.
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