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Economic Cost of Weather May Total $485 Billion in US
June 22, 2011 — Routine weather events such as rain and cooler-than-average days can add up to an annual economic impact of as much as 3.4 percent of the nation's GDP. New research finds that every sector of the ... > full story -
Highly Invasive Horse-Chestnut Leaf Miner Found Living in the Balkans by 1879
June 21, 2011 — The horse-chestnut leaf miner was living on native stands of the horse-chestnut in Greece by 1879 and was already present in the Balkans more than a century before its scientific description, new ... > full story -
Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterial Symbiont Promises Trove of Natural Products
June 17, 2011 — Soil-dwelling bacteria of the genus Frankia have the potential to produce a multitude of natural products, including antibiotics, herbicides, pigments, anticancer agents, and other useful products, ... > full story -
Ten-Fold Increase in Open Access Scientific Publishing During the Last Decade
June 13, 2011 — A new study reports on the rapid growth of open access scientific publishing since the start of the World Wide ... > full story -
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The Energy Debate: Coal Vs. Nuclear
June 13, 2011 — A new study of consumers' attitudes toward coal and nuclear energy sources finds that factors other than global warming and the potential for nuclear power plant accidents figure into consumers' ... > full story -
Silver from the Americas May Have Entered the Spanish Economy Later Than Thought
June 8, 2011 — European metal dominated Spanish silver coinage up until the reign of Philippe III (1578-1621) and it was only in the 18th century that it was completely replaced by Mexican metal. Using mass ... > full story -
Robotic Mine Vehicles Successfully Reanimated by Engineering Students Using Industry Support
June 2, 2011 — Engineering students, with some help from regional industry, rebuilt and successfully tested autonomous robotic vehicles for eventual use in remote areas or underground mines where conditions are too ... > full story -
Dramatically Raising Low Metal Recycling Rates Part of Path to Green Economy
May 26, 2011 — Less than one-third of 60 important metals have an end-of-life recycling rate above 50 percent and more than half are under 1 percent, according to a new report. There is little or virtually no ... > full story -
Archaeologists Uncover Oldest Mine in the Americas
May 19, 2011 — Archaeologists have discovered a 12,000-year-old iron oxide mine in Chile that marks the oldest evidence of organized mining ever found in the Americas, according to a new ... > full story -
Targeted Regeneration Could Be Key to Boosting Coalfield Communities, English Study Shows
May 16, 2011 — Decades after the pit closures, coalfield communities still face significant health problems and economic difficulties, according to new ... > full story
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