The Government of Madagascar and the Wildlife Conservation Society have announced that 705,588 carbon credits…
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Urban agriculture: The potential and challenges of producing food in cities
In light of their many benefits, urban gardens are popping up across the nation. But…
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Energy from tides and currents: Best arrangement of tidal sails device determined
In the long sprint to find new sources of clean, low-cost power, slow and steady…
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How birds got their wings: Fossil data show scaling of limbs altered as birds originated from dinosaurs
Birds originated from a group of small, meat-eating theropod dinosaurs called maniraptorans sometime around 150…
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Fingerprint Scans, Passwords, and Managing Online Accounts
During last week’s Apple iPhone announcement, one of the standout features that was mentioned was…
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Fingerprint Scans, Passwords, and Managing Online Accounts
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In patients with acute cholecystitis, surgery should be performed immediately
Patients suffering from acute cholecystitis should be operated on immediately. There are no advantages to…
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First-time measurements in Greenland snowpack show a drop in atmospheric carbon monoxide since 1950s
A first-ever study of air trapped in the deep snowpack of Greenland shows that atmospheric…
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Environmental complexity promotes biodiversity
A new study helps explain how spatial variation in natural environments helps spur evolution and…
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New class of drug targets heart disease
Researchers have created a drug that replaces key peptide linked with heart failure, diabetes and…