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Bioart: An Introduction
Posted: November 24, 2015Joe Davis is an artist who works not only with paints or pastels, but also with genes and bacteria. In 1986, he collaborated with geneticist Dan Boyd to encode a…
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Could Lithium-air batteries make oil obsolete?
Posted: November 24, 2015Sooner than it takes to build a nuclear power station, lithium-air batteries could be helping wind and solar to make coal, oil and nuclear obsolete, say Cambridge scientists. Five times…
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How to Eat and Stay Healthy this Holiday Season
Posted: November 23, 2015When it comes to maintaining healthy lifestyles, people tend to fall off the wagon from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. Then, they set “get in shape” and “lose weight” as…
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Tourists may bring more home than just souvenirs
Posted: November 23, 2015Invasive species are great hitchhikers. They float in the ballast of ships, lurk in luggage, stick to unwashed sports gear, and cling to the soles of hiking boots. Scientists focus…
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Sushi or Ice Cream, which raises blood sugar more?
Posted: November 23, 2015Which is more likely to raise blood sugar levels: Sushi or ice cream? According to a new Israeli study, the answer varies from one person to another. The study, which…
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Sea traffic linked to hazardous levels of nanoparticles along coastlines
Posted: November 21, 2015The air along coastlines is being heavily polluted by hazardous levels of nanoparticles from sea traffic, a new study has found. Almost half of the measured particles stem from sea traffic…
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US Forest Service proposes coal mining expansion in Colorado
Posted: November 20, 2015National and local conservation groups today condemned a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to continue pressing to open national forest roadless areas in Colorado to coal mining.In a notice filed…
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Food industry focuses on sustainable sourcing to mitigate climate change
Posted: November 20, 2015Faced with a raw materials scarcity due to climate change, food and drink giants have turned to a sustainable management in order to protect the environment and ensure their future…
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EVs vs. Gasoline-Powered Cars – Which has the cleaner lifecycle?
Posted: November 19, 2015It’s the trick question that has left many of us stumped: from the earliest stages of manufacture to the years driving on the road until they are sent to the junkyard, are conventional…
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New study casts doubt on how much sea levels may rise from the collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet
Posted: November 19, 2015A new study by scientists in the UK and France has found that Antarctic ice sheet collapse will have serious consequences for sea level rise over the next two hundred…
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