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Resurfacing Urban Areas to Offset 150 Billion Tons of CO2
April 13, 2012 — Imagine a world where the rooftops and pavements of every urban area are resurfaced to increase the reflection of the sun's light rays. Well, this is exactly what a group of Canadian researchers have ... > full story -
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3D Planning Tool for the City of Tomorrow
April 13, 2012 — Noise levels, fine particulate matter, traffic volumes – these data are of interest to urban planners and residents alike. A three-dimensional presentation will soon make it easier to handle ... > full story -
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Buy Coal? New Analysis Shows Purchasing Fossil Fuel Deposits Best Way to Fight Climate Change
April 11, 2012 — New research suggests that actually buying coal, oil and other dirty fossil fuel deposits still in the ground could be a far better way to fight climate ... > full story -
Widespread Adaptability: Coral Reefs May Be Able to Adapt to Climate Change With Help from Algae
April 11, 2012 — Large-scale global survey of corals using high sensitivity genetic analysis shows many coral species can host multiple algal symbionts -- including some thought to help survive warming ... > full story -
Fish, Bugs and Mercury Contamination in Small Ponds: Why We Should Worry About Aquatic Insects and Hg Contamination
April 10, 2012 — There have been many scientific studies looking at the levels of toxic mercury (Hg) in fish. After all, fish can end up directly on our plate. However, far fewer studies have examined Hg levels in ... > full story -
12-Mile-High Martian Dust Devil Caught in Act
April 6, 2012 — A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high (20 kilometers) was captured whirling its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March 14. It was imaged by the High Resolution Imaging ... > full story -
Defying Conventional Wisdom, Water Can Float on Oil
April 4, 2012 — Defying thousands of years of conventional wisdom, scientists are reporting that it is possible for water to float on oil, a discovery they say has important potential applications in cleaning up oil ... > full story -
Bacterial Contamination Found in Pharmacy Robots
April 4, 2012 — Drug-dispensing robots designed to quickly prepare intravenous medications in a sterile environment can harbor dangerous bacteria, according to a new ... > full story -
Fertilizer Use Responsible for Increase in Nitrous Oxide in Atmosphere
April 2, 2012 — Chemists have analyzed the isotopic composition of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse and ozone-destroying gas - in air samples from as far back as 1940 and found the fingerprint of nitrogen-based ... > full storyMore: -
Spring, Heat Mean Start of Ozone Warnings
March 29, 2012 — Ozone, the prevalent gas found in air pollution, and mostly experienced from March to October, can trigger severe violent breathing attacks in many people, particularly children and seniors, says a ... > full story
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