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SuperCloset reviews of indoor grow box trends leads to the grow box industry leader, SuperCloset, Inc., manufacturing the “SuperNova”, the largest rendering of their number one selling grow cabinets. This all in one grow cabinet is 46” wide, 24” deep, and 78” tall. It features a professionally air-cooled, closed loop, 600 watt lighting system. Exclusive to SuperCloset grow cabinets, the closed loop air cool system is comprised of ducting and fans that are separate from the...

MLB third baseman Brent Morel of the Chicago White Sox has adopted the NASA-developed electrolyte drink additive, The Right Stuff® to combat dehydration and help optimize his performance. Boulder, CO (PRWEB) August 08, 2012 Brent started using The Right Stuff®, hydration formula from NASA, earlier this this spring and has been using it regularly since, including during his recovery from a recent back injury. He reached out to Wellness Brands, Inc., makers of The Right Stuff --...

Rikvin is optimistic that Singapore’s greener slate puts it in good stead to be positioned as a thought leader for sustainability and environmental issues in Asia. This in turn, may bode well for its reputation as a business destination. (PRWEB) August 08, 2012 The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Liveability Index has recently ranked Beijing as one of the worst cities to live this year, giving it a 4.5 out of 5 score for pollution. The EIU surveyed over 70 cities and considered...

A coniferous view of the link between snowmelt and water supplies in the U.S. West The following is part two in a series on the National Science Foundation's Critical Zone Observatories (CZO). Part one describes the work of the Susquehanna Shale Hills CZO. White fir, ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine. Sugar pine, incense cedar, red fir: These are conifers of the headwater ecosystems of California's Sierra Nevada. If trees could talk, what tales they might tell of the health of the...

The 14 years of wildlife studies in and around Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park by Sarah Karpanty, associate professor of wildlife conservation at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment, and her students are summarily part of a paper on biodiversity published July 25 by Nature's Advanced Online Publication and coming out soon in print. As human activities put increasing pressures on natural systems and wildlife to survive, 200 scientists around the world carved...

Bioengineered replacements for tendons, ligaments, the meniscus of the knee, and other tissues require re-creation of the exquisite architecture of these tissues in three dimensions. These fibrous, collagen-based tissues located throughout the body have an ordered structure that gives them their robust ability to bear extreme mechanical loading. Many labs have been designing treatments for ACL and meniscus tears of the knee, rotator cuff injuries, and Achilles tendon ruptures for patients...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists have debated how big a role elephants play in toppling trees in South African savannas for years. Now, using some very high tech airborne equipment, they finally have an answer. Tree loss is a natural process, but in some regions it is increasing beyond what could naturally be expected. This extreme tree loss has cascading effects on the habitats of many species. Studying savannas across Kruger National Park, Carnegie...

Tree cover in the nation’s Lower 48 states covers 659 million acres, more than one-third of the nation, according to a U.S. Forest Service study of national tree cover and impervious surfaces. New Hampshire leads the nation in percent tree cover (89 percent), followed by Maine (83 percent) and Vermont (82 percent). On the other end of the spectrum, North Dakota has the lowest percent tree cover (3 percent), followed by Nebraska (4 percent) and South Dakota (6 percent). Using aerial...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists are warning that power grids, communications and satellites could be knocked out by a massive solar storm within the next two years. The sun will be reaching its peak in its 10-year solar activity cycle, putting the Earth at a greater risk from solar storms. During this peak, scientists say there is a heightened risk that a solar storm could knock out the communication systems that we rely on. "Governments are taking...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online In the journal Global Change Biology, a worldwide study is published to understand and forecast the likely impact of ocean acidification on shellfish and other marine life living in seas from the tropics to the north and south poles. Ocean acidification is occurring because some of the increased carbon dioxide humans are adding to the atmosphere dissolves in the ocean and reacts with water to produce an acid. According to the...