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Toward Super-Size Wind Turbines: Bigger Wind Turbines Do Make Greener Electricity
June 20, 2012 — In a study that could solidify the trend toward construction of gigantic windmills, scientists have concluded that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricity it ... > full story -
Electric Moon Jolts the Solar Wind
May 31, 2012 — With the moon as the most prominent object in the night sky and a major source of an invisible pull that creates ocean tides, many ancient cultures thought it could also affect our health or state of ... > full story -
Blowing in the Wind: How Hidden Flower Features Are Crucial for Bees
May 29, 2012 — As gardeners get busy filling tubs and borders with colorful bedding plants, scientists have discovered more about what makes flowers attractive to bees rather than humans. New research reveals that ... > full story -
Wind-Driven Mars Tumbleweed Rover to Roll Through Rocky Terrain?
May 23, 2012 — New research shows that a wind-driven "tumbleweed" Mars rover would be capable of moving across rocky Martian terrain -- findings that could also help with designing the best possible ... > full story -
Agricultural Bacteria: Blowing in the Wind
May 9, 2012 — The 1930s Dust Bowl proved what a disastrous effect wind can have on dry, unprotected topsoil. Now a new study has uncovered a less obvious, but equally troubling, impact of wind: Not only can it ... > full storyMore: -
Night-Warming Effect Found Over Large Wind Farms in Texas
April 30, 2012 — Large wind farms in certain areas in the United States appear to affect local land surface temperatures, according to a new ... > full story -
Wind Pushes Plastics Deeper Into Oceans, Driving Trash Estimates Up
April 25, 2012 — Decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean, conducted by skimming only the surface, may in some cases vastly underestimate the true amount of plastic debris, according to an ... > full story -
Engineers Unlock Secrets of Beetle Flight
April 10, 2012 — Mechanical engineers are using remote-controlled rhinoceros beetles to study the mechanics behind their ability to fly. Research findings could inform the next generation of aircraft ... > full story -
Fish Thriving Around Wind Farms
April 10, 2012 — The first Danish study into how one of the worlds largest wind farms affects marine life is now completed. It shows that the wind turbines and the fish live quite happily together. Indeed some ... > full story -
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Reducing Cash Bite of Wind Power
March 29, 2012 — A professor has a piece of advice for the State of Illinois, which faces a renewable energy deadline in 2025: Investment Tax Credit. Illinois is obligated to begin increasing electricity production ... > full story
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