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Antifreeze protein from ticks fights frostbite in mice
Posted: February 26, 2015A protein that protects ticks from freezing temperatures also prevents frostbite when introduced in mice, a Yale-led study has found. The research is the first to demonstrate the protein’s ability…
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Michigan utility on the wrong track increasing rates for LED municipal lighting
Posted: February 26, 2015Earlier this month, DTE Energy announced a rate hike for LED lights. The decision sparked anger in Michigan city officials involved in municipal streetlight conversions, who would see their financial incentives for energy conservation diminish. At…
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Agricultural insecticides pose a global risk to surface water bodies
Posted: February 25, 2015Streams within approximately 40% of the global land surface are at risk from the application of insecticides. These were the results from the first global map to be modeled on…
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Lash Length Keeps Eyes Healthy
Posted: February 25, 2015It started with a trip to the basement of the American Museum of Natural History in New York to inspect preserved animal hides. Later, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers built…
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BLM vs the Sage Grouse
Posted: February 25, 2015The Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to offer new oil and gas leases on 89,000 acres in northwestern Wyoming would have devastating effects on greater sage grouse, including allowing industrial…
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Plastic-Eating Corals Discovered on Great Barrier Reef
Posted: February 24, 2015Researchers in Australia have found that corals commonly found on the Great Barrier Reef will eat micro-plastic pollution. “Corals are non-selective feeders and our results show that they can consume microplastics…
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Which type of energy will be the cheapest source of power?
Posted: February 24, 2015Solar energy plants will soon deliver the most inexpensive power available in many parts of the world within a decade, according to a new analysis of the levelized cost of…
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Risk of death from smoking higher than thought
Posted: February 24, 2015A large Australian study of more than 200,000 people has provided independent confirmation that up to two in every three smokers will die from their habit if they continue to…
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Friendly Fungi Could Help Barley Growers
Posted: February 23, 2015Botanists from Trinity College Dublin have made a breakthrough discovery that could save barley farmers sleepless nights and millions of Euro each year: naturally occurring plant-friendly fungi prevent crop-ravishing diseases…
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ENN Releases App for Android Users
Posted: February 23, 2015Last month ENN launched a new mobile app available at the iTunes store making it easier for you to connect with us and stay up to date with groundbreaking environmental…
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