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New way to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere
Posted: September 4, 2014Researchers in Japan have engineered a membrane with advanced features capable of removing harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Their findings, published in the British journal Nature Communications, may one…
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The tragic fate of the Passenger Pigeon
Posted: September 3, 2014This September 1 is the 100th anniversary of a landmark event in the history of biodiversity. On that day in 1914, at about one o’clock in the afternoon, Martha –…
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Innovative Recycling Program Turns Bottles Into Subway Rides
Posted: September 3, 2014Forget your reusable bottle at home this morning and find yourself towing an unwanted plastic bottle? If you are in Beijing, you are in luck — you could trade in…
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California FINALLY gets serious about protecting its groundwater
Posted: September 3, 2014As California suffers through the third year of a record-breaking drought, state lawmakers agreed today to require more sweeping oversight of the state’s groundwater resources. California legislators approved Senate Bill…
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Office Plants Increase Productivity by 15%
Posted: September 2, 2014Do you have any plants in your office? What about at home? It may take a green thumb to keep these potted floras alive and well, but studies show that…
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How Farm Pests Can Threaten Food Security
Posted: September 2, 2014Agricultural pests – viruses, bacteria, fungi, blights, mildews, rusts, beetles, nematodes, flies, mites, spiders and caterpillars – are spreading thanks to trade, travel and global warming, writes Tim Radford. The…
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Bike sharing benefits
Posted: September 2, 2014While the sharing economy seems to have a growing number of fans, it also seems to generate more questions about its economic and social impacts. Interestingly, one part that is…
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Wine may be better for you if you exercise!
Posted: August 31, 2014Wine only protects against cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people who exercise, according to results from the In Vino Veritas (IVV) study presented at ESC Congress today by Professor Milos Taborsky…
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How did humans domesticate wild rabbits?
Posted: August 30, 2014Until recently, little has been known about what genetic changes transform wild animals into domesticated ones. An international team of scientists, one of whom is a University of Montana assistant…
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Puffins in New England
Posted: August 29, 2014I can’t help but smile when I see a puffin, and I know I’m not alone. Thousands of people board tour boats each summer in Maine to get a glimpse…
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