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Is Global Warming Unstoppable?
In a provocative new study,
a scientist argues that
rising carbon dioxide
emissions -- the major cause
of global warming -- cannot
be stabilized unless the
world's economy collapses or
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Visual Assistance for Cosmic Blind Spots
Information field theory
enables astronomers, medical
practitioners and geologists
to look into places where
their measuring instruments
are blind. ... > full story
New Chameleon Species Discovered in East Africa
A new species of chameleon
has been discovered in a
threatened forest in
Tanzania. Researchers first
spotted the animal while
surveying monkeys in the
... > full story
Flax and Yellow Flowers Can Produce Bioethanol
Surplus biomass from the
production of flax sheaves,
and generated from Brassica
carinata, a yellow-flowered
plant related to those which
engulf fields in spring, can
... > full story
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Switchgrass Produces Biomass Efficiently
November 24, 2009 — A new study concluded that 50 million US acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from ... > full story -
International Expedition Investigates Climate Change, Alternative Fuels in Arctic
November 23, 2009 — Biogeochemistry and geology and geophysics scientists have returned from Arctic expedition exploring methane hydrate deposits in the Beaufort Sea and spatial variation of sediment contribution to ... > full story -
Sea Stars Bulk Up to Beat the Heat
November 23, 2009 — A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water into their bodies during high tide as buffer ... > full story -
DNA 'Barcode' for Tropical Trees
November 23, 2009 — In foods, soil samples or customs checks, plant fragments sometimes need to be quickly identified. The use of DNA "barcodes" to itemize plant biodiversity was proposed during the 1992 Rio de Janeiro ... > full story -
Adding One Single Gene to Yeast Dramatically Improves Bioethanol Production from Agricultural Waste
November 23, 2009 — With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers have achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ethanol, less acetate and ... > full story -
Exposures to Metals and Diesel Emissions in Air Linked to Respiratory Symptoms in Children
November 23, 2009 — Exposure shortly after birth to ambient metals from residential heating oil combustion and particles from diesel emissions are associated with respiratory symptoms in young inner city children, ... > full story -
Time of Day Matters to Thirsty Trees
November 23, 2009 — The time of day matters to forest trees dealing with drought, according to a new ... > full story -
Intensive Land Management Leaves Europe Without Carbon Sinks
November 23, 2009 — A new calculation of Europe's greenhouse gas balance shows that emissions of methane and nitrous oxide tip the balance and eliminate Europe's terrestrial sink of greenhouse ... > full story -
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How Green Is Your House?
November 23, 2009 — Seventy percent of U.K. households always separate their rubbish for recycling, but only 2 percent buy their energy on a green tariff, according to the early findings of a major new annual household ... > full story -
Termites Create Sustainable Monoculture Fungus Farming
November 22, 2009 — Food production of modern human societies is mostly based on large-scale monoculture crops, but it now appears that advanced insect societies have the same practice. Our societies took just ten ... > full story
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