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• Alternative Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Energy and Resources
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Ethanol fuel

  The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has been given much attention mostly because of its possible environmental and long-term ... > more
• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Climate
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Natural Disasters
  Storms
   
  

  Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005

  The Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005 was a large and exceptionally rare late autumn season tornado outbreak on the afternoon and evening of November 12, 2005 all throughout the state but ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Energy and Resources
  Petroleum
  Pollution
  Water
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Methyl tert-butyl ether

  MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) is a chemical compound that is manufactured by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. MTBE is produced in very large quantities (more than 200,000 ... > more
• Nature
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Global Warming
  Ecosystems
  Rainforests
   

  Homeostasis

  Homeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Natural Disasters
  Environmental Policy
  Weather
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Timeline of Hurricane Katrina

  This Wikipedia article contains a detailed historical timeline of the events of Hurricane Katrina. At approximately 8:14 AM CDT (1314 UTC) on Monday August 29, 2005, the New Orleans office of the ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  New Species
  Pests and Parasites
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  Nematode

  The roundworms or nematodes are one of the most common phyla of animals. They are ubiquitous in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments. Further, there are a great many parasitic forms, ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Trees
  Rainforests
  Ecology
  Geography
  Soil Types
   
  

  Termite

  Termites, sometimes known as white ants, are a group of eusocial insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order, Isoptera. Termites feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Sports Science
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Environmental Policy
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Dioxin

  Dioxin is the popular name for the family of chlorinated organic compounds comprising of Polychlorinated Dibenzo Furans (PCDF) and Polychlorinated Dibenzo Dioxins (PCDD). PCDD/F's have been shown to ... > more
• Mining
  Energy and Resources
  Environmental Science
  Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Textiles and Clothing
   
  

  Mining

  Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) ... > more
• Thermodynamics
  Nature of Water
  Energy and the Environment
  Sports Science
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
   
  

  Temperature

  Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of "hot" and "cold"; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. Physically, temperature is a ... > more

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