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Chemistry World
September 8, 2015
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Mutant plant can mop up explosives UK researchers have identified a mutant plant that is able to thrive on soil contaminated with high concentrations of the explosive TNT.   |
National Defense
June 2011
Eric Beidel |
By Changing Color, Plants Can Signal Presence of Explosives Researchers at Colorado State University are using actual plants -- green, leafy organisms -- to detect explosives and environmental pollutants. |
Chemistry World
March 1, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Chickpeas grow taller with carbon nanotubes Carbon nanotubes can enhance plant growth without damaging plant cells, say scientists from India. |
| This Old House |
Winter Plant Tip: Buy Ugly Dormant bare-root plants make for a wise cold-weather purchase. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2004
Daniel Johnson |
The Cleanup Conundrum Examine the pros and cons of remediating environmentally contaminated properties before selling. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007
John S. McClenahen |
Sustainable Manufacturing: Au Naturel Alcoa is using plants, soil and microbes to reduce pollutants and cut water discharge. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Clean Air Houseplants Bill Wolverton, former NASA scientist, has written a book that provides the lowdown on the plants that help keep the air in your office or home clean... |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Amber Dance |
Peering Back in Time Joseph P. Noel wants to use paleontology to learn how plants endured history's harsh climates and how to ready crops to face severe conditions in the future. |
Popular Mechanics
June 13, 2008
Erin McCarthy |
5 Reasons Why Researchers Say The Happening Is Junk Science In these days of melting ice caps and wild weather, M. Night Shyamalan's new movie poses an interesting question: What happens if the environment, spurred by centuries of pollution and disregard, turns against us? |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Gardening by the Sea The author shares tips on growing a healthy and beautiful seaside garden. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Fungi for Roots Mycorrhizae fungi help plants grow... |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
The Mother Of All Toxic Cleanups No one knows how to deal with the untold tons of lethal goop in New Orleans - or who will pay. |
Salon.com
October 19, 2001
Katharine Mieszkowski |
The genetically engineered pause that refreshes Corn chips and sodas are just two examples of today's "Frankenfoods," says the author of "Dinner at the New Gene Cafe"... |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Disabled Workers Distribute Free Plants An professional garden photographer started a nonprofit web business to help disabled residents work and to help send unwanted plants all over the country. |
| National Gardening |
Buying Strawberry Plants What to look for and know when buying strawberry plants. |
Home Toys
August 2003
Stuart D. Snyder |
Automated Interior Plant-Care And the environmental aspects of home technologies |
National Gardening
Kim Haworth |
Fire-Safe Landscaping Homes are tucked into hillside forests and perched atop grassy knolls to take advantage of spectacular views. During fire season, this is an invitation to disaster. But there are several measures you can take to reduce the immediate risk of fire danger around your own home. |
| National Gardening |
Getting Started With Perennials First, we dispel a common myth: You don't need to be an expert gardener to grow perennials. Then we answer a few common questions about perennials. |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2012
Jon Evans |
Drawing maps to hunt for biological gold Pharmaceutical companies should pay more attention to traditional medicine, say UK researchers. This follows their discovery that genetically-similar plants have traditionally been used to treat the same conditions in widely separated parts of the world. |
Chemistry World
May 14, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Scientists to crowdsource power plant data US researchers at Arizona State University are enlisting the help of citizen scientists to map carbon dioxide emissions from power plants around the world. |
National Gardening
Bonnie Lee Appleton |
Fall Tree Care The attention young trees need in Fall |
Chemistry World
December 2007
Alasdair Maclean |
Comment: Before the Taps Run Dry Population growth, climate change and pollution are placing huge pressures on the global supply of clean water. Chemists can help. |
This Old House
Michelle Brunner |
Easy DIY Succulent Centerpiece Leave colorful containers of hardy plants outside for a fun focal point |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2004
George Taninecz |
All Systems Grow Manufacturers across the country say that growth is underway, and expectations for the future are positive. |
| National Gardening |
Fruit Tree Site Selection Of primary importance when choosing a planting site for you fruit tree is that it receives as much sun as possible. |
National Gardening
June 2000
William Bryant Logan |
Helping Plants to Help Themselves Mycorrhizal fungi promote plant growth and reduce fertilizer dependence |
| National Gardening |
Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Paul M. Barrett |
The Price of Clean Air Does the Clean Air Act hurt or help the U.S. economy? It's not nearly as hard to calculate as you might think. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Peter Fairley |
Syn City Could Zaozhuang's hybrid chemical and power plants help clean up China's energy sector? |
| National Gardening |
Planning a Low-Maintenance Landscape Landscapes that require minimum time and money to maintain require thoughtful planning and installation. So invest early in planning and structures, and you'll pay (and work) less later. |
| National Gardening |
Planting Strawberries Strawberries will do best in soil that has been thoroughly prepared. If your future strawberry bed was plowed last year, you're ahead of the game. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Linda Rowan |
Expanding Nuclear Options The Bush administration recently proposed significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy to resolve some of our current waste disposal problems and to accelerate the development of new nuclear power capacity. |
| National Gardening |
Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. |
| National Gardening |
Caring for Potatoes Caring for potatoes requires proper watering, cultivating and hilling. |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Smart Sprinkling When the skies are cloudless and the days are hot and long, you can help your lawn and garden survive by watering wisely |
| National Gardening |
Maintaining Container Gardens These simple maintenance tasks will keep keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold-climate gardeners prepare for winter. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2004
George Taninecz |
Long-Term Commitments Practices and performances validate world-class manufacturing facilities. |
Chemistry World
August 7, 2012
Hamish Kidd |
Plant power The Chemistry of Plants -- Perfumes, Pigments and Poisons by Margareta Sequin can be enjoyed by anyone interested in organic chemistry as exemplified in the world of plants. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2004
George Taninecz |
Partially Made In China Most U.S. industries are making China a cog in their supply chain -- even while many manufacturers in those sectors are losing sales and profits to the Chinese. |
Chemistry World
April 29, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Tomatoes' cry for help turned into chemical weapon to battle insects Tomato plants not only take heed of their neighbours chemical 'warnings' but actually convert the signals into substances to defend themselves against imminent insect attack, researchers in Japan have discovered. |
| National Gardening |
Choosing Perennial Plants When choosing perennial plants you'll need to consider their hardiness rating, your planting location, and when they flower so you'll have season-long color. |
Chemistry World
September 23, 2014 |
Chemistry in bloom There's chemistry among the specimens at many botanical gardens. Sarah Houlton talks to the scientists involved |
Chemistry World
December 12, 2011 |
Be creative, be inspired, be confident Gregory Korshin talks to Michael Smith about his passion for environmental science, literature and languages |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2006
John Garippa |
Aging Industrial Plants Worthy of a Tax Discount While it may have been costly to build industrial plants, no evidence exists that the facilities would ever sell for the same use. For tax assessment purposes, taxing authorities must not look to the current use of the property. Rather, their focus must be on the market value in exchange. |
Wired
May 22, 2009
Nate Berg |
Deja Poo: The Living Machine Sewage System Picture the lobby atrium of a new, green building, one filled with leafy plants and trees. Now imagine that those trees are growing in waste collected from the building's toilets. |
