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What are the bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres?
Posted: May 21, 2015NASA's Dawn mission captured a sequence of images, taken for navigation purposes, of dwarf planet Ceres on May 16, 2015. The image showcases the group of the brightest spots on…
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National-scale effort addresses pollinator declines
Posted: May 20, 2015A new White House plan to promote the health of bees and other pollinators calls for boosting research into ongoing population declines—and potential solutions. The plan, released yesterday, also recommends…
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What to do with old medications
Posted: May 20, 2015Between 10 and 30 percent of all prescription and over-the-counter drugs sold are left unconsumed, according to a State of Washington report, and all those leftover medications pose significant risks to…
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Coal power in Turkey to double if Turkey's plans go forward
Posted: May 20, 2015Turkey is planning to double its coal power capacity in four years, the third largest investment in the polluting fossil fuel in the world, health campaigners have warned.The Health and…
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Renewable Energy Market Employs 7.7 Million People Worldwide
Posted: May 19, 2015Renewable energy investment and deployment is paying off, and in spades, when it comes to addressing a basic issue plaguing developed and developing countries alike: an inability to generate jobs…
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Recycling electronics is getting more difficult as devices get smaller and smaller
Posted: May 19, 2015The last several decades have brought a global explosion of electronics with a huge impact on quality of life and communications, as well as the world economy.But, like most big human-induced…
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Future climate of the Midwest hard to predict
Posted: May 18, 2015Will climate change make the U.S. Midwest drier or wetter during the summer growing season? A new Dartmouth-led study finds that the answer remains uncertain.The findings are important given the…
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US Exposure to Extreme Heat is on the Rise
Posted: May 18, 2015U.S. residents' exposure to extreme heat could increase four- to six-fold by mid-century, due to both a warming climate and a population that's growing especially fast in the hottest regions…
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How Genetics Can Save Endangered Mussels
Posted: May 18, 2015A piece of the restoration puzzle to save populations of endangered freshwater mussels may have been found, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey led study. Local population losses in…
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The Ozone hole is shrinking
Posted: May 18, 2015New NASA satellite data confirms what other research has shown, namely that the hole in the ozone layer appears to be getting smaller.The ozone is crucial for us here on Earth because…
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