Scientists are reporting that “biochar” — a material that the Amazonian Indians used to enhance…
Month: January 2010
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Australia: Sydney’s new seat of solar power
Sydney Morning Herald: SYDNEY Town Hall has been brought into the era of carbon emissions…
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Sitting Kills, Finds TV-Habits Study
Every hour of TV viewing increases your chances of an early death, according to a…
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China official’s comments on Internet control
A senior Chinese official told companies to support the government’s Internet controls on Thursday, suggesting…
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China official’s comments on Internet control
A senior Chinese official told companies to support the government’s Internet controls on Thursday, suggesting…
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Who’s afraid of the HPV vaccine?
New research shows that people tend to match their risk perceptions about policy issues with…
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Large changes in climate likely over next century, daily carbon dioxide measurements suggest
Researchers studying climate now have a new tool at their disposal: daily global measurements of…
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Race, obesity affect outcomes among diabetics following prostatectomy
Obese white men who have both diabetes and prostate cancer have significantly worse outcomes following…
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Raft or bridge: How did iguanas reach tiny Pacific islands?
Scientists have long puzzled over how iguanas, a group of lizards mostly found in the…
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Mutations in different cells cooperate to set the stage for cancer
Cancer biologists have long known that it takes the cooperation of multiple cancer-causing genes to…