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Conserving water and climate change
Posted: July 6, 2014There’s more to trying to slow down climate change than just cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Technology, policies or plans that aim to do so should also take environmental factors such…
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Sea Grass in coastal New England waters under attack by Nitrogen
Posted: July 5, 2014A federally funded scientific study on regional seagrass health recently released by The Nature Conservancy points to nitrogen pollution — from sewage and fertilizers — and warmer water temperatures as…
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Ocean health depends more on whales than we thought
Posted: July 4, 2014Baleen and sperm whales, known collectively as the great whales, include the largest animals in the history of life on Earth. Though large in size, whales have long been considered…
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Frackable rock under groundwater aquifers raise water contamination fears
Posted: July 3, 2014A study by the British Geological Survey and the Environment Agency reveals that almost all the the oil and gas bearing shales in England and Wales underlie drinking water aquifers,…
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Where’s the Plastic?
Posted: July 3, 2014According to a new study, 99% of plastic waste that enters the ocean cannot be located. While initially hearing that there’s less plastic in the ocean than we believed sounds…
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What are comets?
Posted: July 3, 2014Scientists have speculated for centuries about comets. Why do the become visible on an irregular interval? Why does the tail always point away from our sun? What are comets made…
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Small Elephant-Relative Spotted in Namibia
Posted: July 2, 2014Forget marsupials, the world’s strangest group of mammals are actually those in the Afrotheria order. This superorder of mammals contains a motley crew that at first glance seems to have…
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Hope for the Indian rhino
Posted: June 12, 2014The world’s stronghold for Indian rhinos—the state of Assam—has seen its population leap by 27 percent since 2006, despite a worsening epidemic of poaching that has also seen 156 rhinos…
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Wasted heat from air conditioners causes warmer nighttime temperatures
Posted: June 12, 2014With summer temperatures fast approaching, households across the country are installing and prepping air conditioning units in anticipation of hot, sticky weather. However, a potentially brutal cycle may be in…
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Using too much fertilizer is bad for crops AND bad for climate!
Posted: June 12, 2014Using too much fertilizer is a very bad idea. It doesn’t help crops, and in fact can be harmful to them. Excess fertilizer runs off and contributes to river and…
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