Doctors may be implanting too many artery-opening stents and could improve patient outcomes — and…
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Biofuel Carbon Footprint Not As Big As Feared, New Analysis Finds
Some researchers have blasted biofuels’ potential to increase greenhouse gas emissions, calling into question the…
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Bone Marrow Stem Cells Used To Regenerate Skin
A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the…
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Dust Detected Around A Primitive Star, Shedding New Light On Universe’s Origins
Astronomers have observed dust forming around a dying star in a nearby galaxy, giving a…
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Australia: Endangered list grows as slow and steady lose the race
Deborah Smith: AFTER surviving for more than 100 million years, the world’s largest sea turtle…
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Most glaciers will disappear by middle of century and add to rising sea levels, expert warns
Guardian: Most of the planet’s glaciers are melting so fast that they will disappear by…
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Australia: Labor all spin on clean coal: Turnbull
AAP: The federal opposition says the Rudd government is all spin and no action on…
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Australia: Clean coal project ‘will fail’ under emissions trading scheme
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt says a major clean coal project in…
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Biofuel Carbon Footprint Not As Big As Feared, New Analysis Finds
ScienceDaily: Publications ranging from the journal Science to Time magazine have blasted biofuels for significantly…
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Ancient Persians ‘gassed Romans’
Ancient Persians were the first people to deploy chemical warfare against their enemies, a study…