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Report Estimates 2010 US Water Consumption is Lowest in Decades
Posted: November 13, 2014While it may seem that the US is one of the worst culprits when it comes to wasting resources, according to the US Geological Survey, our water consumption is improving. Water…
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Mongoose sentinels coordinate their duty
Posted: November 13, 2014Just as soldiers on sentry duty constantly adjust their behaviour to match the current threat level, dwarf mongoose sentinels exhibit flexible decision-making in relation to predation risk, new research from…
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New study says fracking chemicals are “no more toxic” than common household substances
Posted: November 12, 2014The “surfactant” chemicals found in samples of fracking fluid collected in five states were no more toxic than substances commonly found in homes, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by researchers…
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Groundwater affected by Climate Change
Posted: November 12, 2014Global warming stops at nothing – not even the groundwater, as a new study by researchers from ETH Zurich and KIT reveals: the groundwater’s temperature profiles echo those of the…
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Want some crickets in that energy bar? Startup company Exo thinks you will like it!
Posted: November 12, 2014If you care about saving the planet, then you really should be eating bugs. While the practice may not be widely accepted in the United States, Exo, a New York company…
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Farmers vs. scientists on the debate over climate change
Posted: November 11, 2014Crop producers and scientists hold deeply different views on climate change and its possible causes, a study by Purdue and Iowa State universities shows. Associate professor of natural resource social science…
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Fukushima Radioactivity Detected Off West Coast
Posted: November 11, 2014Monitoring efforts along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada have detected the presence of small amounts of radioactivity from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident 100…
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Study examines the role of the deep ocean in carbon dioxide storage
Posted: November 11, 2014The Southern Ocean plays an important role in the exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the ocean. One aspect of this is the growth of phytoplankton, which acts…
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MIT finds the missing piece of the climate modeling puzzle
Posted: November 10, 2014In classrooms and everyday conversation, explanations of global warming hinge on the greenhouse gas effect. In short, climate depends on the balance between two different kinds of radiation: The Earth…
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Water-saving Technology for Rice Farms Introduced
Posted: November 10, 2014Agriculture experts say application of alternate wetting and drying (AWD) technology in Vietnam’s rice farms, one of South-East Asia’s largest rice-producing countries, holds great promise in cutting water use and…
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