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  Carbon Dioxide Removal Can Lower Costs of Climate Protection

  April 12, 2013 — Directly removing carbon dioxide from the air has the potential to alter the costs of climate change mitigation. It could allow prolonging greenhouse-gas emissions from sectors like transport that ... > full story
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  Exercise or Make Dinner? Study Finds Adults Trade One Healthy Act for Another

  April 12, 2013 — American adults who prepare their own meals and exercise on the same day are likely spending more time on one of those activities at the expense of the other, a new study ... > full story
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  Individual Donation Amounts Drop When Givers Are in Groups

  April 11, 2013 — An anthropologist recently found that even when multiple individuals can contribute to a common cause, the presence of others reduces an individual's likelihood of ... > full story
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  Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Use in Europe

  April 10, 2013 — New research estimates future land use emissions for the European Union, showing that Europe could potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land use by more than 60 percent by ... > full story
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  New Therapy for Fragile X Chromosome Syndrome Discovered

  April 10, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a new therapy for the fragile X chromosome syndrome. This new therapy proposes the modulation of the cerebral endocannabinoid system in order to ameliorate the symptoms of ... > full story
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  Women With Low-Self Esteem Work Harder to Keep a Keeper

  April 9, 2013 — How desirable women think their partners are to others can affect how much time and effort they invest in the ... > full story
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  Does Class Shape Men's Attitudes Toward Home Improvement Projects?

  April 9, 2013 — Financial pressure and workplace stress lead some American men to take on home improvement projects, according to a new ... > full story
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  Global Solar Photovoltaic Industry Is Likely Now a Net Energy Producer

  April 8, 2013 — The construction of the photovoltaic power industry since 2000 has required an enormous amount of energy, mostly from fossil fuels. The good news is that the clean electricity from all the installed ... > full story
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  Volunteers in UK Show Little Enthusiasm for the Big Society, Research Finds

  April 4, 2013 — People who are carrying out the aims of the Big Society -- those doing voluntary work -- show little enthusiasm for the UK Prime Minister's idea, new research ... > full story
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  U.S. Medical Patients Aren't Bargain Hunters

  April 3, 2013 — Despite the incentive to shop around, patients with increasingly popular Consumer-Directed Health Plans pay roughly the same amount as their traditionally insured ... > full story

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