Scientist says yes deserts can yield food crops
Dr Hugo Bayko and World Academy of Art and Science president Boyko promote desert farming via salty water irrigation. Experiments in Israel's Negev grow Juncus Esparto for paper pulp, suggesting widely spread sand deserts could produce vegetables, cereals, and fodder with proper technique.
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Scripps Ship Set to Drill Keys of Ocean Depths
The 490 foot Scripps Institute vessel sails June 14 on a 1& month voyage through the Atlantic and Pacific to probe buried sediments for clues to oil, rare metals, and Earth's history. 75 scientists and crew will drill up to 80 holes to 2 500 feet in depths up to 20 000 feet aboard the Glomar Challenger.
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Gulf of Mexico
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