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Editor @ACHRnews | Covering MEP | Formerly @Prairie_Farmer + @NCSAatIllinois | Alamo in Mattoon owner | Avid kayaker, 1st amendment fan + sci-fi pulp reader
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Burning a fire under furnace innovation

Burning a fire under furnace innovation

Proposed changes in the deadline for new wood-fired furnace regulations is causing tension between manufactur…

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Satellites observe net increase in water storage on land, but models don't

Satellites observe net increase in water storage on land, but models don't

New study lays groundwork for improving how we predict water scarcity into the future.

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Can soil save the world?

Can soil save the world?

From breaking down escaping methane from melting ice caps to storing carbon in non-tilled soils, microbes are…

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Talking about climate change at 'redneck' fishing tournament

Talking about climate change at 'redneck' fishing tournament

Every August, hundreds of fishermen, boaters and spectators descend on the tiny village of Bath, Illinois for…

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Study: Second-generation biofuels can reduce emissions

Study: Second-generation biofuels can reduce emissions

Plant biology professor Evan DeLucia and co-authors found that the renewable fuel standard’s greater emphasis…

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Is fusion energy around the corner?

Is fusion energy around the corner?

The W7-X experiment’s successful creation of plasma in Germany is a step along the path to fusion energy, say…

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Study shows new forests cannot take in as much carbon as predicted

Study shows new forests cannot take in as much carbon as predicted

Atmospheric sciences professor Atul Jain and graduate student Prasanth Meiyappan found that most carbon emiss…

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New synthetic tumor environments make cancer research more realistic

New synthetic tumor environments make cancer research more realistic

Chemistry professor Jeffrey Moore, graduate student Joshua Grolman and materials science and engineering prof…

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Electronic device performance enhanced with new transistor encasing method

Electronic device performance enhanced with new transistor encasing method

Electrical and computer engineering professor Joseph Lyding and graduate student Jae Won Do led a research te…

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Machine learning could solve riddles of galaxy formation

Machine learning could solve riddles of galaxy formation

A new, faster modeling technique for galaxy formation has been developed by University of Illinois student Ha…

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Back to the Present

Back to the Present

What Back to the Future II got right--and wrong--about 2015.

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The bees' needs

The bees' needs

According to data gathered by the UI, the number of beehives in Illinois went from 100,000 in the mid '60s to…

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Conservation program 'isn't what it used to be'

Conservation program 'isn't what it used to be'

The Farm Bill passed by Congress a year ago will have far reaching effects on federal conservation efforts th…

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Eric Arnold: The man behind the destruction

Eric Arnold: The man behind the destruction

Eric Arnold is a senior programmer at Volition Inc., a video game developer in Champaign, and has worked on s…

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Real-life meme 'Scumbag Steve' to come to Champaign on Friday

Real-life meme 'Scumbag Steve' to come to Champaign on Friday

One of the most iconic memes on the Internet will be coming to Champaign on Friday. His name is Blake Boston,…

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Unknown white pollutant spotted in Boneyard Creek

Unknown white pollutant spotted in Boneyard Creek

On April 15, a cloud of white pollutants moved downstream from Champaign through the Boneyard Creek.

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CU sees large increase in Cooper's Hawk population

CU sees large increase in Cooper's Hawk population

Back in the '80s, Avian Ecologist Mike Ward would look up to the sky near his home in Springfield, peering ou…

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Why gray leaf spot dominated in 2018

Why gray leaf spot dominated in 2018

Like many farmers in Illinois, Matt Foes of Bureau County had a heavy disease year in 2018. Tar spot showed u…

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Tar spot learning curve steep

Tar spot learning curve steep

Since its 2015 debut in the U.S., the fungal corn infection tar spot has challenged researchers with quirks t…

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Farm side business becomes main business

Farm side business becomes main business

Farmers know grain bins can heat up and cool down quickly. That's why they monitor the grain inside to avoid …

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Autonomous compact robots hold potential for growers

Autonomous compact robots hold potential for growers

The GPS that directs hulking pieces of machinery along precise and invisible rows can't be relied on at the s…

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Making the most out of wheat in organic rotations

Making the most out of wheat in organic rotations

Whether it's spring or winter wheat, The Mill at Janie's Farm in Iroquois County is milling organic wheat har…

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Organic: Not so niche anymore

Organic: Not so niche anymore

When Hans Bishop asked his father, Dave, if he could have a salaried position on the family farm after 10 yea…

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Scientific impacts from just three years of Blue Waters

Scientific impacts from just three years of Blue Waters

Highlights from an investigation and evaluation of the scientific results from the NCSA Blue Waters supercomp…

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