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Olympic Games: Air Quality Forecasts For China
With less than a month
remaining before the Beijing
Olympics, Chinese officials
have introduced a series of
measures to improve air
quality for the Games. A new
... > full story
Student Devises Solar Energy ECG Useful In Developing Countries And Troubled Areas
A electrotechnology student
has devised an ECG machine
that runs on solar energy.
This especially lends itself
to use in developing
... > full story
Milkweed's Evolutionary Approach To Caterpillars: Counter Appetite With Fast Repair
The adage that your enemies
know your weaknesses best is
especially true in the case
of plants and predators that
have co-evolved: as the pr ... > full story
Parasites Vastly Outweigh Predators In Estuaries: Could Have Significant Ecological Implications
In a study of free-living
and parasitic species in
three estuaries on the
Pacific coast of California
and Baja California,
... > full story
- Olympic Games: Air Quality Forecasts For China
- Student Devises Solar Energy ECG Useful In Developing Countries And Troubled Areas
- Milkweed's Evolutionary Approach To Caterpillars: Counter Appetite With Fast Repair
- Parasites Vastly Outweigh Predators In Estuaries: Could Have Significant Ecological Implications
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Gray And Green Together: Older Adults Can Play Role In Creating Healthier Environment
July 24, 2008 — Volunteering for environmental protection activities can be physically and mentally sustaining for older people. In fact, this demographic group is in a unique position to have a noticeable impact on ... > full story -
During Olympics, Scientists Will Be Studying Air-quality In Beijing
July 24, 2008 — As the world watches China prepare for the Olympic Games, one researcher has his eye on less visible matters -- the particles in Beijing's air that millions breathe every day, and that many more will ... > full story -
High Economic Value Set On Threatened Mexican Mangroves
July 23, 2008 — Mangrove destruction not only comes with ecological cost, but monetary as well: $37,500 per hectare each year, researchers say. Mexican mangroves, trees that form forest ecosystems at the ... > full story -
New Chlorine-tolerant Desalination Membrane Hopes To Boost Access To Clean Water
July 23, 2008 — Chemical engineers have developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse ... > full story -
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Better Than Power Grid: New Microgrid Network Proposed For More Dependable, Cheaper Power
July 23, 2008 — A researcher has proposed a microgrid-based power plant with its own local power sources and independent control as a more dependable, efficient, and cost effective system than traditional telecom ... > full story -
Raptors Survival Can Be Threatened By Ingesting Lead And Cadmium
July 23, 2008 — Environmental pollutants accumulate in birds of prey, and in some cases, these can cause death. A comparative study of raptors in Galicia and Extremadura undertaken by Spanish researchers has ... > full story -
Paying To Save Tropical Forests Could Be A Way To Reduce Global Carbon Emissions
July 23, 2008 — Wealthy nations willing to collectively spend about $1 billion annually could prevent the emission of roughly half a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for the next 25 years, new ... > full story -
Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive For Engine Oils
July 23, 2008 — Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive ... > full story -
Crop-production Costs Will Jump Dramatically In 2009, Study Predicts
July 23, 2008 — Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers' profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a study. Costs to get ... > full story -
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Eating Less Meat And Junk Food Could Cut Fossil Energy Fuel Use Almost In Half
July 23, 2008 — An estimated 19 percent of total energy used in the USA is taken up in the production and supply of food. It is important that ways of reducing this significant fuel consumption in the US food system ... > full story
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