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| Observatory: A Blow to the Oxygen Theory of Extinction |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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New research deals a blow to the hypothesis that a decrease in atmospheric oxygen contributed to a mass extinction 250 million years ago.
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Category: Oxygen |
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| Observatory: Cinnamon Is Key Ingredient in Anti-Mold Wrapper |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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Researchers are using cinnamon’s microbe killing properties to develop an anti-mold wrapper.
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Category: Cinnamon (Spice) |
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| California Moves on Bill to Curb Sprawl and Emissions |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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A proposed law encourages housing close to job sites, rail lines and bus stops in order to shorten the time people spend in their cars.
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Category: Law and Legislation |
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| Researchers Report Advances in Cell Conversion Technique |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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Biologists at Harvard have converted cells from a mouse’s pancreas into the insulin-producing cells that are destroyed in diabetes.
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Category: Biology and Biochemistry |
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| Purdue, Citing Research Misconduct, Punishes Scientist |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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An appeals committee at Purdue University has upheld findings of misconduct by Rusi P. Taleyarkhan.
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Category: Taleyarkhan, Rusi P |
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| As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Experts Expect New Low |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The coverage of sea ice in the Arctic could break the record low from last September, scientists said.
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Category: Global Warming |
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| Xcel to Disclose Global Warming Risks |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The New York attorney general announced an agreement that would require Xcel Energy, a builder of coal-fired plants, to disclose to investors the financial risks of global warming.
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Category: Global Warming |
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| Green Roofs Offer More Than Color for the Skyline |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The use of vegetation and rock to absorb rainwater on roofs is part of a growing effort to reduce greenhouse gases, rainwater runoff and electricity demand in New York.
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Category: Environment |
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| Indonesia Expands Wildlife Haven |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The government announced it would expand a national park on the island of Sumatra, which hosts endangered elephants and tigers.
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Category: Indonesia |
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| Israel to Display the Dead Sea Scrolls on the Internet |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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Each piece of the Dead Sea Scrolls is being digitally photographed with the aim of putting the entire file online.
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Category: Dead Sea Scrolls |
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| The Energy Challenge: Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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Clean energy’s dirty secret is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.
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Category: Energy and Power |
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| California County’s Resolve Against Drilling Fades |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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In Santa Barbara County, where an oil spill devastated the coastline in 1969, the opposition against offshore drilling may be softening.
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Category: Offshore Exploration and Installations |
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| Serving Architects, Consultants in Everything Green Become Mainstays |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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A growing cadre of consultants are specializing in helping developers and architects gain approval from the U.S. Green Building Council through its LEED certification program.
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Category: United States Green Building Council |
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| Friend or Foe? Crows Never Forget a Face, It Seems |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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Researchers have found that crows, renowned for their ability to flourish in human-dominated landscapes, can recognize individual human faces.
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Category: Crows (Birds) |
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| Deadly Pathogen Harms Florida Citrus Groves |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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The world’s most destructive citrus disease is threatening the largest domestic producer of these fruits.
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Category: Citrus Fruits |
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| Study Maps Faults for New York Quakes |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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A new analysis estimates that a magnitude 5 earthquake in or around New York City occurs on average once a century.
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Category: Earthquakes |
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| Talking Directly, and Kindly, to Believers in the Eco Life |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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A trailblazer in the field of eco-advice columnists, Umbra Fisk serves as a sensible big sister to the growing tribe of the environmentally aware.
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Category: Sustainable Living |
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| Air Storage Is Explored for Energy |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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A New Jersey company will announce a plan to use wind turbines to produce compressed air that can be stored underground or in tanks and released later to power generators during peak hours.
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Category: Wind |
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| Q & A: Night Noises |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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Is it true that “the hotter the night, the louder the crickets?”
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Category: Insects |
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| U.S. Officials Will Review Pollution in Waterway |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to develop a plan that could lead to Newtown Creek’s being named a federal Superfund site.
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Category: Hazardous and Toxic Substances |
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| Proposal on Ship Speeds in Whale Areas |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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The Department of Commerce proposed to limit oceangoing ship speeds along migration routes of the endangered right whale.
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Category: Whales and Whaling |
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| E.P.A. Sued by 12 States to Regulate Oil Refineries |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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Twelve states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for violating the federal Clean Air Act by refusing to control greenhouse gas emissions at oil refineries.
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Category: Clean Air Act |
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| Observatory: In Salmonella Attack, Taking One for the Team |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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New research on salmonella illustrate how even simple organisms appear to cooperate for the greater good of their species.
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Category: Salmonella (Bacteria) |
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| Observatory: Galactic Puzzle Solved? Threads Tie It Together |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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Astronomers have a new explanation for why filaments emanating from galaxy NGC 1275 can persist for millions of years.
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Category: Stars and Galaxies |
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| New Sphere in Exploring the Abyss |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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Scientists are hard at work on the tiny submarine that will replace the legendary Alvin.
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Category: Oceans |
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| Findings: Technology That Outthinks Us: A Partner or a Master? |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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Vernor Vinge has been urging his fellow humans to get smarter by collaborating with computers.
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Category: Vinge, Vernor |
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| Cancer Test for Women Raises Hope, and Concern |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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An ovarian cancer test prompts questions on regulation and risk, and experts worry it may mean unneeded surgery.
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Category: Medicine and Health |
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| Personal Health: Living Longer, in Good Health to the End |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting frailer.
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Category: Medicine and Health |
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| Really?: The Claim: Manipulating Your Neck Could Lead to a Stroke |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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Years ago neurologists noticed a strange pattern of people suffering strokes shortly after seeing chiropractors.
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Category: Stroke |
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| Cases: In Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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A diagnosis of prostate cancer comes with a flow of percentages and test figures, but precision is still elusive.
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Category: Prostate Gland |
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