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Same-Day Water Pollution Test Could Keep Beaches Open More Often
April 3, 2013 — With warm summer days at the beach on the minds of millions of winter-weary people, scientists are reporting that use of a new water quality test this year could prevent unnecessary beach closures ... > full story -
Chinese Foreign Fisheries Catch 12 Times More Than Reported, Study Shows
April 3, 2013 — Chinese fishing boats catch about US$11.5 billion worth of fish from beyond their country's own waters each year -- and most of it goes unreported, according to a new ... > full story -
Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Production Could Revolutionize Alternative Energy Market
April 3, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring a low-cost, environmentally friendly fuel source to the ... > full story -
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Tiny Octopus-Like Microorganisms Named After Science Fiction Monsters
April 3, 2013 — Researchers have discovered two new symbionts living in the gut of termites, and taken the unusual step of naming them after fictional monsters created by American horror author HP Lovecraft. The ... > full story -
Papyrus Plant Detox for Slaughterhouses
April 3, 2013 — Humans have used the papyrus sedge for millennia. The Ancient Egyptians wrote on it, it can be made into highly buoyant boats, it is grown for ornamentation and parts can even be eaten. Now ... > full story -
Breeding Birds Vulnerable to Climate Change in Arctic Alaska: A Story of Winners and Losers
April 3, 2013 — A new report looked at the vulnerability of 54 breeding bird species to climate change impacts occurring by the year 2050 in Arctic Alaska. The assessment found that two species, the gyrfalcon and ... > full story -
An Inside Look at Carnivorous Plants
April 2, 2013 — A pitcher plant's work seems simple: Their tube-shaped leaves catch and hold rainwater, which drowns the ants, beetles, and flies that stumble in. But the rainwater inside a pitcher plant is not just ... > full story -
Can Synthetic Biology Save Wildlife? From Re-Creating Extinct Species to the Risk of Genetically Modified Super-Species
April 2, 2013 — What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new and ... > full story -
Rising Temperature Difference Between Hemispheres Could Dramatically Shift Rainfall Patterns in Tropics
April 2, 2013 — One often ignored consequence of global climate change is that the Northern Hemisphere is becoming warmer than the Southern Hemisphere, which could significantly alter tropical precipitation ... > full story -
Research Examines Ancient Puebloans and the Myth of Maize
April 2, 2013 — New research shows that perhaps the ancient Puebloans weren't as into the maize craze as once thought. Nikki Berkebile has been studying the subsistence habits of Puebloans, or Anasazi, who lived on ... > full story
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